New spoils in portlaoise

[heirflick]

saw 082 with the new bogied spoil wagons in the depo doing a shunt into the yard before being shut down for the day-the sky tells of whats to come!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BosKonay]

Nice spot!

[Guest hidden-agenda]

Nice pics Seamus i hope you had the umbrella with you.

[Warbonnet]

Some poor pics taken of the wagons in Portarlington on Monday.

 

 

 

[heirflick]

just noticed that there doesnt seem to be any dropsides on the bodies-how are they emptied?

[thewanderer]

Were the Portarlington pictures before or after that Monster Thunderstorm we had on that day?

[Warbonnet]

Were the Portarlington pictures before or after that Monster Thunderstorm we had on that day?

 

Just before, thankfully!

[dave182]

Just a comment on these spoil boxes as we all use these threads as reference for models- I've just noticed for the first time that hoods have been fitted at each end of the 42' spoil wagons, I assume to stop spoil building up in the gap between the boxes and the wagon buffers.

 

(video credit: irishrailvidios)

[DiveController]

Just a comment on these spoil boxes as we all use these threads as reference for models- I've just noticed for the first time that hoods have been fitted at each end of the 42' spoil wagons, I assume to stop spoil building up in the gap between the boxes and the wagon buffers.

 

(video credit: irishrailvidios)

 

You're right, the ones in Portalington only have a small hood in mid-wagon whet the split is

[josefstadt]

Just a comment on these spoil boxes as we all use these threads as reference for models- I've just noticed for the first time that hoods have been fitted at each end of the 42' spoil wagons, I assume to stop spoil building up in the gap between the boxes and the wagon buffers.

 

Correct Dave. Also, note the hoods fitted to cover the gap between the two boxes to prevent stones falling in there as well. Warbonnet's picture taken in Portarlington (see above post) shows the hood between two boxes, but the end hoods are not in evidence.