Odd IWT rake.

[gm171 kk]

Another great video from Metrovick depicting 215 on an IWT liner consisting of the odd formation of ten CPWs and two 45ft flats.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOgNzgHCDtY&feature=em-uploademail

[BosKonay]

Curious, looks like the tankers went on the flats.... issues with putting the tanks in the pockets?

[WRENNEIRE]

Dont think so

I have seen pocketed tankers on the IWT

[gm171 kk]

Curious, looks like the tankers went on the flats.... issues with putting the tanks in the pockets?

Possibly, but there are tanks in some of the pockets also. I also thought that inter-modal trains in Ireland always consisted of eighteen wagons as this is what IÉ consider a viable train load?

[snapper]

Freight trains generally comprise of wagons that add up to 36 TEU (Twenty foot equivalent units). Pocket wagons and 62.9 foot bogies are considered 3 TEU, all other bogie freight liners are 2 TEU and 4 wheelers are considered 1 TEU. You could have any combination of the above.

 

My understanding of the pocket wagon brakes is that they are air braked and vacuum piped meaning only the air acts on the brakes and the vacuum is just piped straight through so vacuum stock would always be at the rear of the train.

[BosKonay]

Great info snapper!

[bsmodelmaker ireland]

bs modelmaker hear good video iam making a freight yard on my layout

[gm171 kk]

Thanks for the info snapper

[bsmodelmaker ireland]

sorry the pics are not great hear is a 414 and 201 class loco with a pocket wagon on a concrete bridge part of my layout

[thewanderer]

It looks like there was a shortage of CPW's. The CPW rake was normally 12 wagons. In this video there is only 10 wagons so it looks like the two LP's were added to bring it up to 12 wagons.