=C=Rail= Intermodals New tanks

[Arran]

HI All

Just in are two of the three newly tooled 20ft tanks in Exsif and Suttons.

 

These are of a more modern design  and they have outlet covers if required and different walkways where required in Etched stainless steel .

 

Regards Arran

 

[K801]

Any chance of a BELL tank?

[Mol_PMB]

4 minutes ago, K801 said:

Any chance of a BELL tank?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/54419646114

 

[DJ Dangerous]

3 hours ago, K801 said:

Any chance of a BELL tank?

+1…

[Arran]

• Well come up with the Info for a tank as i dont have it .

Balls back in t=your court chaps!!!

 

Regards Arran

[DJ Dangerous]

1 hour ago, Arran said:

• Well come up with the Info for a tank as i dont have it .

Balls back in t=your court chaps!!!

 

Regards Arran

 

This post from @Mol_PMB might be a start:

 

On 30/3/2025 at 8:11 PM, Mol_PMB said:

Bell tank container in full blue/petunia scheme, 3 Manchester Liners and some CIE bulk grain boxes behind:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/54419646114

 

 

Herpa modelled a Bell tank in 1:87. The running numbers, if prototypical, are legible:

BELU-3000420

 

On 21/8/2023 at 9:53 AM, DJ Dangerous said:

Herpa 1:87 Scania 143 with a Bell 20' and a Bell tanktainer. Not sure how prototypical the tanktainer is but I like the look of it.

This didn't arrive in the usual Herpa packaging, just a transparent plastic box with no branding nor info, no model number or anything.

 

 

 

This photo from @iarnrod shows a different design of Bell tank, looks to be branded "Bell Bulk". Not super clear but might jog the memories of some:

 

 

Edited April 16 by DJ Dangerous

[DJ Dangerous]

On 8/12/2015 at 10:47 PM, iarnrod said:

 

On 8/12/2015 at 10:47 PM, iarnrod said:

 

Resurrecting this old thread as came across a photo of a Bell Bulk 20' tanktainer.

 

 

Edited April 16 by DJ Dangerous

[DJ Dangerous]

 

Looks like there was one in this Bell liner, too:

 

On 19/1/2021 at 1:50 PM, Arran said:

HI All

On this 8min 46sec in there is an interesting train with some Bell Bulks and a Bell tank .

Regards Arran

 

[Mol_PMB]

Somewhere I previously found a photo of one with a white tank and Bell branding, but with a yellow framework if I recall correctly. I'm struggling to find it again!

 

I found a few other nice Bell container shots while I was looking, but no tanks...

 

[MOGUL]

2 hours ago, Arran said:

• Well come up with the Info for a tank as i dont have it .

Balls back in t=your court chaps!!!

 

Regards Arran

As a shipping line, it’s likely BELL only had a small number of tanks in their fleet dedicated to one or two customers.. Any pics I’ve seen seem to be leased tanks with a BELL decal added. The easiest one of these to model is the Transamerica 20ft and add a small BELL logo to it. There are pics of the tank on a train in Cork that I posted on here somewhere but I can’t find them right now despite trying a good number of searches! I will try dig out the original pic again.. Maybe @murphaphor @Weshty would take a look at doing a sheet of these? 

In the meantime, here are some pics from my album that I have saved from the excellent Waterford maritime history Facebook group

Edited April 16 by MOGUL

[Arran]

HI All

 

Right enough ? 

I will get onto some one i know here as thats an add on to the Trans spider tank we have .

 

I will get a costing on doing 100 of them like that .

 

Regards Arran

[MOGUL]

3 hours ago, Arran said:

HI All

 

Right enough ? 

I will get onto some one i know here as thats an add on to the Trans spider tank we have .

 

I will get a costing on doing 100 of them like that .

 

Regards Arran

13th June 1997 at Cork, so towards the end of BELL.. Always good to have a colour picture to work from! 
 

 

[Mol_PMB]

Here's the one I was thinking of: yellow frame, white tank, rather worn Bell logo and lettering. It appears to be a leased tank with an SCXU code:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/53509438550

The one I posted way upthread is the only true Bell tank I've seen, in full Bell livery, and is a rather older type:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/54419646114