gm171 kk Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 Does anyone know what length the ammonia tankers were and was it the 42ft or 47ft flat wagons that carried the water tanks? Quote
0 Weshty Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Thanking you sir. It was a lot of pleasure and endlessly cycling though the available photos to try and glean as much detail as possible to add to them. Much thanks to Glenderg and Dave Bracken for feedback on these. Will these be available to buy on a permanent basis? I don't subscribe to the oul' "they're the last ones in the shop" approach. These are now fully available and will be for the foreseeable future. Quote
0 enniscorthyman Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Looks great Des. I would hope to get a rake started some time in the future. Quote
0 WRENNEIRE Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Great stuff Des Budget blown for March now! Quote
0 Irish Rail Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 Random question what lenght is a ammonia tanker in OO is it about 1 foot each? Trying to draw a new track plan.. Quote
0 Broithe Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 Random question what lenght is a ammonia tanker in OO is it about 1 foot each? Trying to draw a new track plan.. http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/content.php/310-Ammonia-Tankers-Drawings Quote
0 Broithe Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 Almost 56' over the buffers - so around 8.8 inches in our world. Give yourself nine inches to allow for couplings. Quote
0 Irish Rail Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Thanks broithe How were these tanks loaded/unloaded does anyone know? Any pictures? Quote
0 Weshty Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Picture an industrial grade petrol filling station and you're there. The ammonia wagon central valve housing box cover was lowered and the ammonia feed hoses were were connected to the couplings inside the box. Quote
0 irishthump Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Picture an industrial grade petrol filling station and you're there. The ammonia wagon central valve housing box cover was lowered and the ammonia feed hoses were were connected to the couplings inside the box. I believe there's a picture of the unloading station in the book "From CIE to IR", I'll check when I get home. Is it ok to reproduce photos from books on the forum? Quote
0 Irish Rail Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Thanks Weshty... was ammonia gases ever exported? Quote
0 Irish Rail Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Thanks irish thump if it was against the charter I could PM you my email that's ok Cheers Mark Quote
0 Broithe Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 I presume that it would be something similar to this - http://www.ocinitrogen.com/Media%20Library/Ammonia%20transport%20-%20Guidance%20for%20transporting%20ammonia%20by%20rail%20(2007)%20-%20Brochure.pdf - some potentially useful pictures in here. Quote
0 scahalane Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 There's a section on the Rail Freight Today dvd on it. Here's a few screen grabs from it. Hope they help. Quote
0 irishthump Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Thanks irish thump if it was against the charter I could PM you my email that's ok Cheers Mark No problem, Mark. But those pics from Scahalane are better images than the one I remember from the book! Quote
0 Railer Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 I presume that it would be something similar to this - http://www.ocinitrogen.com/Media%20Library/Ammonia%20transport%20-%20Guidance%20for%20transporting%20ammonia%20by%20rail%20(2007)%20-%20Brochure.pdf - some potentially useful pictures in here. Reading that is says it's a bad idea to use water for an ammonia leak unless there is a 100 fold amount of water in excess of ammonia to be washed away otherwise you are just spreading the problem. And there was Irish rail with a barrier wagon filled with water at each end of the train. It would do more harm than good in any sort of serious accident. Any minor leak of either liquid or gas will just evapourate away on it on and it's not really flamable at all Quote
0 Garfield Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Folks, Can I draw your attention to point 9 of the forum's rules and guidelines: [9] Please respect the copyright of other members, photographers, publications, websites, etc. Use embed codes where available (e.g. Flickr images). Only post entire articles/chapters or upload images after permission has been granted by the copyright owner. If in doubt, play it safe and post a text link to the original file. http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/79-Website-Guidelines-Rules Please bear this in mind before posting images from books, videos, etc. Quote
0 Irish Rail Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Thanks guys for all the information.. given me a great insight in the ammonia railway industry.. Sorry for any hassle over image requests Quote
0 irishthump Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Folks, Can I draw your attention to point 9 of the forum's rules and guidelines: http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/79-Website-Guidelines-Rules Please bear this in mind before posting images from books, videos, etc. That's grand, Garfield. Like I said I wasn't sure! Quote
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