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CCT Sand Hoppers
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 9:28 am
by Mitch stack
Hi folks.
Today i took delivery of my New pieces of rolling stock.
4 Bachmann 20ton ore hoppers.
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Backstory, when the CCT opened there extension to Gembrook in 1917 a year before WW1 ended the increase in sand was massive so the company built 4 sand wagons specifically for this purpose.
Hope you Enjoy this post and the photos.
Mitch
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Re: CCT Sand Hoppers
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:07 pm
by Big Jim
They look rather nice Mitch and they go well behind the loco. I must admit they are new to me. Could the knuckle couplings be replaced with out major surgery?
Re: CCT Sand Hoppers
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:43 am
by ge_rik
They remind me of the tipplers on some of the ironstone railways and to some extent those on the Snailbeach
Rik
Re: CCT Sand Hoppers
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:25 am
by Mitch stack
Big Jim wrote: ↑Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:07 pm
They look rather nice Mitch and they go well behind the loco. I must admit they are new to me. Could the knuckle couplings be replaced with out major surgery?
ge_rik wrote: ↑Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:43 am
They remind me of the tipplers on some of the ironstone railways and to some extent those on the Snailbeach
Rik
Hi Jim speaking of the knuckle couplings they can be taken out. the three black ones have all metal chassis and wheels and the green one has plastic wheels and chassis. i plan to take the knuckle couplings off and drill a hole in them and get some Brass from my IP kits i have left over and curve the brass into a hook like the IP wagons have.
Hi Rik thanks for the complement.
Mitch