SECTION 3 WAGON PHOTOS
Russian
Railways Group
WAGONS PAGE 3-01
wagon 9726 2711,
4-axle cement hopper at Shevchenko 1998. See roof hatches, hopper
discharge points and cement weathering. Photo
R P Hendry
Fuel Oil tanker 7280 9445, at Inkerman II freight yard in
2000
Photo R P Hendry
Open or “Half” wagon, 6767 2022, with end doors and bottom
discharge doors.
Photo R P Hendry
3069 7825, a diagram 55/76 open hopper. This design was
introduced in 1990, and was 10.3m over headstocks, 11.52m over coupler jaws,
with bogies set at 7.2m. The hopper capacity is 44.5 cu metres, and the wagon
is carried on standard Soviet 18-100 bogies. The wagon was filmed at Kiev in a
rake of similar vehicles in July 1998.
Photo R P Hendry
2454 2532 Soviet era wide door boxcar (or van). Taken at
Mekenziyevy Gory freight yard, August 2001
One of the greatest problems facing
the modeller has been to obtain details on Soviet freight stock. For a comprehensive
collection of Soviet wagon drawings, go to :-
It is a Russian language
site, but easy to navigate, and there are loads of wagon plans, organized by
type. Also on this site is the Russian wagon-numbering system. This is
explained in Russian, but we will put an English explanation on this site as
soon as possible.
Another site with photos
of the exterior and INTERIORS of wagons is :-
http://wwwwin.plus.net/pp/kgr/pr02/prvag21.html
This is part of a commercial
site, but provides data not available elsewhere.
For the
Modeller
In HO
there are several different options open to the modeller. One is to “kitbash”
suitable US or European models to create a reasonable approximation of Soviet
prototypes. Chris White of “Red Star Railways” recommends the Frateschi drop-bottom open
wagon, which is of a South American prototype. These wagons are available in
the US and the UK. Chris tells me he has managed to produce wagons of
types 12-37 and 12-132 from the Frateschi model.
Jouni
Rautiainen of Finland works with Feniks, a small scale producer of ex Soviet
freight stock in Finland. Their website is
www.saunalahti.fi/ries
From photos on the site, these
look to be beautifully produced models. The main dealer is Red Star Railways.
Brawa of Germany have recently announced a limited range of Russian stock in HO, including a compressed propane tank and a bogie open. These wagons are listed as due in the last quarter of 2001.
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Postal
address; Robert Hendry, Acting Co-ordinator, 2 Moultrie Rd, RUGBY,
Warwickshire, CV21 3BD, England.
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If you are interested, please do contact us and let us know
what YOU know, tell us about any modelling projects you have and any tips you
can give us. Here are some links to other pages in this site.
Book Database; Video Database; Wagons
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