90 tonne Bogie China Clay Slurry Tank Wagon.
DETAILS FOR THIS VEHICLE.
Location : Workington Docks.
Date : 28/04/2012.
Type : Bogie China Clay Slurry Tank Wagon.
Weight : 21.3 tonne tare / 90 tonne GLW.
Number : NACO 89108.
Number Series : NACO 89100 to NACO 89129.
Builder : 2003 by Wagony Swidnica (Greenbrier Europe), Poland.
TOPS Code : TEA.
ADDITIONAL NOTES.
This vehicle is one of the second batch of tanks used on the famous 'Silver Bullets' working from Cornwall to Scotland. They were introduced new in 2003 to replace the original 'silver bullets' which were code 70 UIC registered French built tanks. They carry the owning lease companies logo NACCO 'North American Car Co' which still operate them although now badly faded. These tanks carried the Imerys logo from new as EEC (English China Clays) was bought out by the French multinational in 1999. The logo has been recently ground off as the tanks are now on hire to Omya UK Ltd. Most of these 30 tank wagons went into storage after the Cornwall to Scotland flow finished a few years back and the more French registered tanks came into use on an Antwerp, Belgium to Irvine, Scotland flow. The NACCO owned tanks went into open storage at Burngullow in Cornwall hence their now shabby appearance with many green with mildew or stained brown. Omya UK Ltd has taken a number of them on hire from March 2012 to supplement the French registered Swiss owned Ermewa tanks used on the Aberdeen to Workington and Aberdeen to Irvine flows carrying calcium carbonate slurry.
90 tonne Bogie China Clay Slurry Tank Wagon.
DETAILS FOR THIS VEHICLE.
Location : Workington Docks.
Date : 28/04/2012.
Type : Bogie China Clay Slurry Tank Wagon.
Weight : 21.3 tonne tare / 90 tonne GLW.
Number : NACO 89108.
Number Series : NACO 89100 to NACO 89129.
Builder : 2003 by Wagony Swidnica (Greenbrier Europe), Poland.
TOPS Code : TEA.
ADDITIONAL NOTES.
This vehicle is one of the second batch of tanks used on the famous 'Silver Bullets' working from Cornwall to Scotland. They were introduced new in 2003 to replace the original 'silver bullets' which were code 70 UIC registered French built tanks. They carry the owning lease companies logo NACCO 'North American Car Co' which still operate them although now badly faded. These tanks carried the Imerys logo from new as EEC (English China Clays) was bought out by the French multinational in 1999. The logo has been recently ground off as the tanks are now on hire to Omya UK Ltd. Most of these 30 tank wagons went into storage after the Cornwall to Scotland flow finished a few years back and the more French registered tanks came into use on an Antwerp, Belgium to Irvine, Scotland flow. The NACCO owned tanks went into open storage at Burngullow in Cornwall hence their now shabby appearance with many green with mildew or stained brown. Omya UK Ltd has taken a number of them on hire from March 2012 to supplement the French registered Swiss owned Ermewa tanks used on the Aberdeen to Workington and Aberdeen to Irvine flows carrying calcium carbonate slurry.