102 tonne Bogie Gondola Open Wagon.
DETAILS FOR THIS VEHICLE.
Location : Carlisle Kingmoor Yard Virtual Quarry Sidings.
Date : 20/05/2012.
Type : Bogie Gondola Open Wagon.
Weight : 102 t GLW / 28 t Tare.
Number : 500330.
Number Series : 500301 to 500350.
Builder : 2003 by Thrall Europa/Studenka Vagona SA, Studenka, Czech Republic.
TOPS Code : MOA.
CE Code : SWORDFISH.
ADDITIONAL NOTES.
The MOA's are the third build of the standard North American designed gondola type general freight open wagons used in the UK. After the two initial builds using cut down MBA 'Monster Box' open wagons built at Thrall's York Wagon Works and then converted almost straight away to MCA and MDA's this third build of 50 wagons with a 73.6t capacity was carried out at Thrall's then recently purchased Studenka wagon works in the Czech Republic saving labour costs.
The MOA's form part of a group of gondola opens along with two other types the MCA's and MDA's. The first two batches (MCA & MDA) are fitted with self weighing equipment from their days as MBA's but this technology was never used in the UK so it was omitted when the MOA's were built. The three batches differ by the fact they have different couplings. The MOA seen here has buffers and standard screw couplings both ends as delivery across Europe to the UK would otherwise have presented problems, where as the MCA's and MDA's have either fixed or swing head AAR knuckle couplers. All share a similar body profile adopted from North America but as can be seen in this shot the MCA behind has a slightly deeper body and sits higher. As with the two earlier types built in the UK they tend not to move anything other than railway ballast hence the fact they have a civil engineers recognition with the Fishkind name "Swordfish".
102 tonne Bogie Gondola Open Wagon.
DETAILS FOR THIS VEHICLE.
Location : Carlisle Kingmoor Yard Virtual Quarry Sidings.
Date : 20/05/2012.
Type : Bogie Gondola Open Wagon.
Weight : 102 t GLW / 28 t Tare.
Number : 500330.
Number Series : 500301 to 500350.
Builder : 2003 by Thrall Europa/Studenka Vagona SA, Studenka, Czech Republic.
TOPS Code : MOA.
CE Code : SWORDFISH.
ADDITIONAL NOTES.
The MOA's are the third build of the standard North American designed gondola type general freight open wagons used in the UK. After the two initial builds using cut down MBA 'Monster Box' open wagons built at Thrall's York Wagon Works and then converted almost straight away to MCA and MDA's this third build of 50 wagons with a 73.6t capacity was carried out at Thrall's then recently purchased Studenka wagon works in the Czech Republic saving labour costs.
The MOA's form part of a group of gondola opens along with two other types the MCA's and MDA's. The first two batches (MCA & MDA) are fitted with self weighing equipment from their days as MBA's but this technology was never used in the UK so it was omitted when the MOA's were built. The three batches differ by the fact they have different couplings. The MOA seen here has buffers and standard screw couplings both ends as delivery across Europe to the UK would otherwise have presented problems, where as the MCA's and MDA's have either fixed or swing head AAR knuckle couplers. All share a similar body profile adopted from North America but as can be seen in this shot the MCA behind has a slightly deeper body and sits higher. As with the two earlier types built in the UK they tend not to move anything other than railway ballast hence the fact they have a civil engineers recognition with the Fishkind name "Swordfish".