numbers marked for repairs etc, if wagon derailed the tapper would look for the number so that on his report he would be able to give accurate details of repairs which would be needed on said corner.
Fully understand you can only do a section at a time, it will look great, just keep chipping away at it, so it won’t rust any more at least. Keep us updated on the progress 👍
Yeh it’s just the reality of working outside all the time! Feedback on the video has been great so maybe I’ll do more videos on the tanker progression!
brilliant video, i honestly thought, when you said mainline in the title i thought it was going to hit the national network haha,. But hats off to you for keeping these moving pieces of history....well moving once again!. i myself am involved in rail but mainly light rail in blackpool. but only do what i can since im limited in my abilities.
Yes l had one of them wagon but sadly it got cut up by the railway it was on when it changed hands tank wagon are part of the railway history Keep up the good work
6 volunteers, 6 sanders, tea and biscuits you could get the top half of one side of the tank done in a day and all painted. Maybe try organising a viewers working party day in good advance notice? I really wish I was closer I'd love to help you plough on through all your projects.
Even half that amount I think we could get one top half done!! It’s a struggle to find people who have the spare time / I need to know they will do a thorough job like yourself! If you ever get a day free, pop down!
Thing to use is a needle gun like used to clear chalk out of boilers, works great as a paint and rust stripper and far quicker than a sander and needing less bovver than a blaster. Blasters can be made from old tall propane canisters, couple holes for fittings, big hole atop for media and hooked up to air, I am sure the welders there could sort a decent size and use soda so any media is washed away with the rain :) Primer, red oxide is still the king for old wagons, prob the reason the paint lasted so well was due to red oxide that is the real stuff as nowadays its a banned product due to the lead content hence its nickname "red lead" but the modern stuff is pretty solid for primerwork.
I’ve just ordered a blaster to try so we will see what happens! I do have a needle gun too so I will try that as well. For this particular pannel the easiest thing at the time seemed to be to just sand it back but the next section I’ll try a different method!
The reason why axle boxed may be numbered on a wagon is maintenance. If there is a defect in service with one of the wheels the crews need to note which one has the problem so maintenance personal can identify the one needing work
Hi Ollie, good to see a bit of restoration on the wagon fleet, Yes I know you have been sidelined with the changes at the railway, in the long term more important! I think the numbers 1-4 could be to do with the both axle box - wheelsets for maintenance recording, I have noticed this on some main line stock. 👍
@@WardleRestorations Like l said good for you. Our local railroad museum closed because of the COVID bullshit. A small car is less expensive to restore than a big one. Where are you going to get the decals? HaHa! Maybe ExxonMobil might help you out with the cost of painting the car. Good will and all that. Good luck with your project. Best wishes from a fellow railfan in the USA.
Great update Ollie !! Good to see you getting the tank wagon out of the siding and the work done on the end panel highlights an amazing difference and hints at how much of a transformation there will be once you get fresh paint on it all !!
All being well, the wagon will sit where my loco is currently stored so I will have easy access to it. I much prefer doing small jobs on all the projects then 1 project at a time but might see how much of this i can get painted (weather permitting)
Puttin' on the Glitz, are we, lol? I recognise the music, Puttin' on the Ritz. It's also a song connected to Strictly Come Dancing. In any case, my 42nd birthday (Sat. 6th July) is only a few days away. I shall be riding the rails of Cambrian Heritage Railway status.
i would like to see you fix it up so you could haul whatever is the most common type of fuel that your local club uses and rent it or loan it to the group that way they have a mobile fuel station, and eventually getting a second tanker with the second most common type of fuel, i am sure they would be thankful for this idea
@@WardleRestorationsThat may be true, however I hope that you keep this idea in the back of your mind and maybe in the future when the Coline Valley Railway gets larger with more members and they have more Diesel or Gasoline/ Petrol powered locomotives and operate more often I am sure that would be helpful in the event somebody runs out or critically low on fuel. that is obviously after you have it thoroughly cleaned and properly fixed.
Hi Ollie I'm new to your channel and would like to know where is this lovely line and how far does your mainline run for. Keep up the great video. Geoff
Barrington is still for sale, as well as the horse box and sleeping car. Sleeping car is free but requires cranes to remove it from the isolated siding.
Don't need to pardon yourself! haha, its a class B tanker so it would have been used for carrying less toxic chemicals. Not entirely sure what I will use it for once completed but open to ideas! Hope you enjoyed :)
@@WardleRestorations I enjoyed it very much. Along side your videos or restoring the box van and Brake van too! Makes me wish I had my own brake van to restore.
@@WardleRestorations aaah. Hmmm might have been able to do it in sections, one side and then the other. 🤔 been a long time since I've painted owt but I figured with heat looked like rust it might have been easier.
@TechJoe1994 don’t worry there’s plenty more rust to come off, I have an angle grinder, wire wheel, sand blaster and needle gun at the ready to see what works best!
@@WardleRestorations ah good 👍🏻 we used to switch between a grinder or a fine wire wheel to get into the little indents without doing too much damage to the metal. We didn't have a sand blaster and I'm not sure what a needle gun is 😂
I did have a look but not many cheap ones of high quality. Might look at getting a Bosch one, do the primer by hand in bits then the spray all in one go.
might sound stupid, couldnt you off used to pressure washer to get the rust bit of off after sanding ?? already that one Patch it looks so much better, and hopefully the rest of the tanker will end up looking the same soon :)
