News from JLTRT

Compton castle

Western Thunderer
As you might have seen at Telford, JLTRT are to produce a limited amount of wagons in RTR. The first being the Dog fish & Cat fish hopper wagons, they will be available in a variety of liveries and options.
The first batch should be ready for the reading trade show.
These will be followed by a GWR gas oil tanker,
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Available in both GWR and BR liveries
Next will be an unusual wagon, it is a diesel fuel tank wagon that was converted from a road rail tanker. It was a make shift idea until more permanent facilities became available. It could be found on steam sheds diesel depots and DMU stabling points right up until the late 80's

I chose both these wagons so I hope you all like them.
More will follow.

I didn't get the chance to take any pictures at Telford so il try and get some in a few weeks, unless any one else has some they can postimage.jpg
It's just hiding behind the western, there are some very good pictures on Paul Bartlets web site.
 

Compton castle

Western Thunderer
Yes they do look very nice, but not every one has the skills to build them. So that's were the RTR come in.
Hopefully that will then encourage people to take the plunge and tackle a kit.
 

djparkins

Western Thunderer
Yes they do look very nice, but not every one has the skills to build them. So that's were the RTR come in.
Hopefully that will then encourage people to take the plunge and tackle a kit.

I've seen that theory mentioned in other threads recently too. It has cropped up a few times in the 'The Future for 7mm' thread on the other site.

Would that it were true - I think though that it is probably more likely that people will have a go at kit building if there is no RTR alternative and I know there are at east three other kit producers that agree with me on this. Hell, JLTRT might even agree with me - as why else would they try their hand at RTR.

I've just had a cunning plan! MMP Dogfish wagons @ £600 each RTR [£25+ per hour labour costs, as per what I pay when my car is serviced or call the plumber] - and folks, get 'em in before I retire next week! Bah Humbug!
 

Compton castle

Western Thunderer
Thanks Brian that will help. They were first used for diesel fuel but probably ended up being used for waste oil like a lot of the milk tankers were.
Could you post a link to your picture?
Many thanks Brian,
Steve Fay
 

OzzyO

Western Thunderer
Hello Brian,

the tank is on an old milk tanker set of frames in this photo you can see on the right the old steam heat connection with no bag on it, then the vac pipe. What would the connection to the left of the vac pipe be for?
http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrtankwagon/h314439df#h23d8a388

All I can think of is a single through air pipe from when it was running (as a milk tanker). I don't think that it will be for draining the tanks as this would have a screw connector on it like some of the pipes on the side.

In your post above you mention your photo but I can't see it (the photo that is).

OzzyO.
 

OzzyO

Western Thunderer
Hello Brian, all,

now I can see Brian's photo this is getting interesting, Brian's photo is at Oxford and Paul's photo is at Reading, so they did move about (it's the same number ADW150142 ZRV).

The last three letters are interesting I've not found out about the Z&R but the V indicates that it's that it's vacuum brake only (if it had been a W it would have been vac. braked with a through air pipe).

So I would say that the old steam heat pipe was OOU and a new pipe fitted on the near side in Brian's photo.

I still think that the bag end connector looks a bit odd for a steam heat connector. It may just be the angle of the photo, but the bag looks right. Along with the water trap at the top of the pipe.

OzzyO.

PS. the photo is now there.
 
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