One of the things, or if Mrs. Woody is reading this, the only thing, that I bought at the Spalding Model Railway show last week was this rake of four Hornby BOC tank wagons at a bargain price.
What caught my eye was not only the price but the livery. Not seen this before or more likely I cannot remember seeing it before.
A bit of an internet search revealed that they were only manufactured between 1973 and 1974 meaning these models are now 50 years old and given their age they have survived well - better than me anyway!
They have obviously had some modifications done to them to improve running with someone trying to add weight by gluing two washers under each bogie - not seen that done before but it seems to work!
Also of interest is that these four may have been part of a larger rake as scratched into the under body are numbers. I have 1,2,5 and 8 which I presume referred to their position in the rake.
Well. Where’s the stranded boat gone is my concern.
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Mrs B
My theory, which some may suggest is grasping at straws, is that the boat has now become the Marie Celeste of the canal world! No doubt it will mysteriously turn up at some point in the future before disappearing again to become a legend within the WMD blog!
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