5"gauge grain hopper wagon

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5"gauge grain hopper wagon

Post by Scrat » Sun Mar 13, 2022 11:05 am

I wanted to practise welding of long straight joints.
Tgpps grain hopper wagons are made up of many straight plates so this was the ideal object.
BUT:
The grain can only be emptied through a pipe between the frames, so a pit and conveyor belt would be needed.
So another idea was needed.

The two roof sections can be lifted off.
One holds charcoal, the other side holds the barbecue set.


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After a bit of running at a meeting yesterday I parked the train in a siding that is not directly visible from the main line and fired up the barbecue.
A friend took a seat on the wagon behind the barbecue wagon and put the sausages on.
I went back to my driving truck and drove onto the mainline and into the main station.

You should have seen the faces of the other folks.....

Still some detailing to do on the roof and loading doors.
So if the trip takes a little longer or the line is blocked, no problem.
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Re: 5"gauge grain hopper wagon

Post by Andrew » Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:32 pm

I do like that!

I really like the way the true purpose of the wagon is hidden until it's meal time...

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Re: 5"gauge grain hopper wagon

Post by Simon-m » Mon Mar 14, 2022 3:33 pm

That's absolutely amazing. Dinner on the go.

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Re: 5"gauge grain hopper wagon

Post by ge_rik » Mon Mar 14, 2022 4:28 pm

Nice one!

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Re: 5"gauge grain hopper wagon

Post by invicta280 » Fri Mar 18, 2022 7:21 pm

What a brilliant idea. A stylish and practical item of rolling stock.

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Re: 5"gauge grain hopper wagon

Post by Old Man Aaron » Sun Mar 20, 2022 1:43 am

Love it. Does the charcoal require air from underneath to burn, or does it burn happily in a simple "trough", so to speak?
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Re: 5"gauge grain hopper wagon

Post by Scrat » Sun Mar 20, 2022 9:26 am

Hi Aaron,

The barbecue hopper is open at the bottom (square of about 6 x 6 cm).
In order to get top air there is a gap of 1 cm between inner hopper side panels and the edge of the coal grate.
Coal grate consists of four elements.
Natural draught is enough for a good fire.

The opening also serves another purpose.
When we had finished eating I pushed the wagon into the steaming bay, put a tin tub under the barbecue hopper, flipped the grates upward so the charcoal fell into the tub. This tub was then handed over to the next steaming bay and the burning charcoal was used to fire up my Prussian P3.1
Nothing gets lost.....

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Re: 5"gauge grain hopper wagon

Post by Old Man Aaron » Sun Mar 20, 2022 11:00 am

Good stuff! :salute: 8) :thumbright:
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Re: 5"gauge grain hopper wagon

Post by markoteal » Thu Jun 02, 2022 9:30 pm

As a runner of a BBQ train on my previous line(see below) I love this - great idea
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Where did I put that uncoupler?

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