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Queen Mary Brake EWS

Rasprava u 'Heritage Rolling Stock' pokrenuta od ngaugekid, 20. Studeni 2008..

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  1. ngaugekid

    ngaugekid New Member

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    hi

    I was recently looking on the EWS disposals webpage when i found this - picture below

    EWS are wishing to dispose of this - the last unpresevered queen mary brake.

    If anyone is interested it is linked below how to get in contact with them.

    http://www.ews-railway.co.uk/disposals/ ... wagons.asp
     
    ngaugekid, 20. Studeni 2008.
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  2. tom92240

    tom92240 Part of the furniture

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    A very reliable source of mine claims the deadline to register interest on this vehicle has already passed.

    He also says EWS are looking at a vastly overpriced amount for it too. ](*,)
     
    tom92240, 20. Studeni 2008.
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  3. Thompson1706

    Thompson1706 Part of the furniture

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    How much is a brake van really worth ? I've heard of a G.W.R. 'Toad changing hands for £5k,
    but a 'Queen Mary is a bit too big for the average preserved line goods rake. I can't imagine this vehicle fetching a similar amount , especially with money supply the way it is.

    Bob.
     
    Thompson1706, 20. Studeni 2008.
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  4. cct man

    cct man Part of the furniture

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    Me neither, with scrap only fetching £25 a ton at the moment and this is a 20 ton vehicle, work that one out for yourself.

    Regards
    CW.
     
    cct man, 20. Studeni 2008.
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  5. jtx

    jtx Well-Known Member

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    They aren't half comfortable, though.
     
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  6. tom92240

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    Scrap value would be what alot of people I know would pay, however EWS apparently wanted about 10 times the price of its scrap value.
     
    tom92240, 21. Studeni 2008.
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  7. cct man

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    That was then Tom this is now, also the timing has not been good for them with the run up to Christmas.

    CW.
     
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  8. Rumpole

    Rumpole Part of the furniture

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    Too right! The stove roaring away, a lid of tea on the go and a couple of hundred tons of engineers train between me and a standard 4 tank, that was the life!
     
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  9. Thompson1706

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    Did anybody bid for this ?

    Bob.
     
    Thompson1706, 1. Prosinac 2008.
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  10. cct man

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    Yes I did on behalf of the wagon group on the Mid-Hants.

    Went to see it at Bescot a week ago today. It is dual braked and mechanically sound although the woodwork is shot to pieces with every kind of rot you can imagine and all will have to be replaced.

    I was there on the viewing day from 8.30am till 12 noon and as far as I can ascertain I was the only person there in the morning, but cannot speak for the afternoon.

    Fingers crossed I will know the result tomorrow.

    Regards
    Chris
     
    cct man, 1. Prosinac 2008.
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  11. Railcar22

    Railcar22 Member

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    We had an EWS Queen Mary brake van in the yard at Didcot a few years ago, I believe it was alloctated to us, so that we could run unbraked wagons over to the yard, it disapeard after a few months, if it was there any longer, I think we would have painted it in SR livery.
     
    Railcar22, 3. Prosinac 2008.
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  12. cct man

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    Without wanting to start World War Three with a livery debate, what other later liveries could these vans have had say since the early 1950,s ?.

    Regards
    Chris
     
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  13. 34007

    34007 Part of the furniture

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    I'll take it you mean after the 50's; if so they had NSE Blue.....
     
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  14. cct man

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    Actually ni I don,t, I mean from 1948 onwards.

    Regards
    Chris
     
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  15. 34007

    34007 Part of the furniture

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    Actually ni I don,t, I mean from 1948 onwards.

    Regards
    Chris[/quote:2ym0oug7]

    Apart from the above, no others mentioned I can think of seeing apart from that....
     
    34007, 3. Prosinac 2008.
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  16. tom92240

    tom92240 Part of the furniture

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    For a start:

    BR Bauxite
    Engineers Green with Yellow lookouts and sandboxes
    Grey with Yellow lookouts and sandboxes (stone barrier)
     
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  17. cct man

    cct man Part of the furniture

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    Just heard today that we were unsuccessful in our bid for this vehicle , so does anyone know who it went to please?.

    That said someone several months ago did a list of where the preserved "Queen Mary,s" are and what condition they are in, so could someone please point me in the right direction?.

    Thanks
    Chris
     
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  18. Peckett 2104

    Peckett 2104 New Member

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    We put in a bid at the NLR as well and were unsuccessful. Would be interested to to see who won as well.

    Adam
     
    Peckett 2104, 5. Prosinac 2008.
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  19. tom92240

    tom92240 Part of the furniture

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    Aln Valley didn't get it either. Charlie said it has gone to someone in preservation, but can't say who yet.
     
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  20. Thompson1706

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    It wasn't me - I bid over £3k & still missed out.

    Bob.
     
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