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ª The classic Cargowaggon livery of yellowand blue logooverunpainted metal is one of twoliveries to be offered on the new‘OO’ gaugewagons.
ž Norsk Hydrofertilizer trafficistoberepresented with the second livery.
Cargowaggons, timber wagons

announced by Revolution Trains

WITH delivery of its brand-new‘OO’
gaugemodel of the up-to-date Ealnos
MMAbogie boxwagon imminent,
Revolution Trains hasturned its
attentiontoproducinga ‘OO’ gauge
model of the‘Sfins 2’,a largeferry
vanconstructed in Germanyinseveral
batches, with slightlydifferent
diagram numbers,between 1987and
1990.
TOPS coded IWA, the wagons are
general purpose bogie ferryvansof
19.5m in lengthoverthe end panels
and capable of being loaded to 90tons
gross laden weight (GLW). Theyare
fitted with twolarge integralside and
roof sections which areopened using
wheels located on thewagon ends.
Each roof section is lifted slightlyas
the wheels areturned, with the lower
partengaging runners to allowthem
toslide open, one over the other to
provide access to half the cargo space
at atime. ASfins‘Cargowaggon’ bogie ferryvan numbered 83 80 4741 095-9 wasphotographed at Longport on June 14, 1993.
Numbered 83 80 4741 000-160,
the fleet wasacommon sight in the UK ‘RFNOOS’ TIMBER WAGONS removedtoleave the fixed ends. Large wagons coded KFAand numbered 972xx.
on various traffics including fertilizer, With theSfins wagoncomes the stanchions fortimber with tensioners Both the newSfins2 and Rfnoos
newsprinttrafficand palletisedgoods. opportunitytooffer the ToauxRfnoos fitted to the sides to secure the load wagons will featurethe sametechnical
Carryingthe distinctive Cargowaggon bogie timber carriersoperated on flows were installed.The total gross laded features as thesoon to arrive Ealnos
or Norsk Hydrologos overanunpainted from Cornwall, the Scottish Borders weight is 90 tons, the same as the wagons, including NEMcoupling pockets
bright metal finish, thewagonsare and Wales to the Kronospan paper wagons when operated as vans. Coded fittedtoclose coupling cams, androom
very distinctive, particularlywith mill at Chirk. Thirty Sfinswagons were Rfnoos and numbered in the8384 for‘EM’and ‘P4’ wheels.Advanceorders
the shape of theroof section which converted toflat wagons in 2012, 3532 xxxnumber sequence, they are arebeing taken on theRevolution Trains
optimisesthe loading envelope. with loading doors and mechanisms commonlyseen worked with similar websiteatwww.revolutiontrains.com.

® Rfnoos timbercarriers
as operatedontimber
traffictoChirk arealso
announced. The wagons
arecut-down Sfins2
ferry vans which were
convertedin2012.
No.8384 3523 047-2 was
photographed at Carlisle
in December 2018.
¬ The loading doors
whichare integral with
the wagonroof are
opened using the large
wheels located on the
wagons ends.

Stobart Rail Class 92 announced

STOBARTRAIL Class92No. 92017 RevolutionTrains and released at the
Bart theEngine has beenannounced same time as its other models. It will
as aspecial edition ‘N’gauge modelby featureall-wheeldrive, workingrunning
Kernow Model Rail Centre. lights and asix-pin interface forDCC.
The locomotivewas painted in the The model will be priced at £179.95,
distinctivelivery in 2009, ostensibly with moredetails available at
foruse on Stobart Rail trains carrying tinyurl.com/yyxdptlx
Tescotrafficbetween Daventry
andMossend. It has made regular ¬ Class 92, No. 92017 Bart the Engine is
appearancesongeneral DB Cargo the latest limited edition ‘N’ gauge
intermodal trafficand Channel Tunnel model to be offered by Kernow Model
freight too and has even been sighted Rail Centre. It passed through Carlisle
on infrastructureworkings. on July15, 2011 with asouth bound
The model is to be produced by Stobart Rail intermodal service.
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