Seacow's and 'compatible' wagons

[stevieboy]

Although I'm not modelling anything specific as yet i'm starting to build up some trains of wagons.

At present I've got 5 EWS Seacows and I want to add to this load with a realistic assortment of wagons.  I've seen that there are a few choices, OCA's, MFA's, MEA's etc in EWS colours but the MFA's & MEA's are not Blue Ribband so i'm swinging towards the OCA's.  I know it's my world and my rules but just wondered if it would be suitable to have 5 or so of these with my Seacow's?

Steve

[scottishlocos]

Hi

Engineers trains can have different types of wagons OCA's and Seacows could have been seen in the same train

Kind regards

Dave

[OwL]

You can also get away with OBA wagons as well. These look good too.

[B757-236GT]

By that time you could almost anything in a train. However one point i do need to make is seacows were for clean ballast wheras things like ex OBA/OCA and the MFAs were for spoil so they would have been kept in seperate train when working to and from sites.

Richard

[OwL]

Would Dogfish be used with Seacows?

[B757-236GT]

Yes dogfish and seacows could appear together but they died out before the seacow when the first autoballasters arrived as the seacows had a much higher capcity.

Richard

[stevieboy]

 

I might stick with the Seacows on their own for now and build up a long-ish rake of EWS clad wagons of some other kind to give the 37 some variety.

[Chris]

Here are a few consists you could consider....: (links only as not my images)

http://evercreech-junction.weebly.com/uploads/6/9/8/1/6981536/06_01_12_norton_bavant_002resize.jpg
http://www.hondawanderer.com/66003_Brentingby_2008.htm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/locohunter/6729595691/#

[bbdave]

Here's a few pics i have found whilst trawling the net looking for train make ups the problem i have i see ones i like then have no idea what the wagons are then i find they either arn't available or discontinued and very expensive


http://fewsfots.jalbum.net/WEST%20SOMERSET%20RAILWAY/
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2678651
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blue-diesels/8266360633/#

In the second pic i presume the large wagons are sealions the next dogfish but what are the smaller ones?

Dave

[B757-236GT]

The wagons you seek are Catfish and are effectivley cut down Dogfish wagons, they died out by the mid 80s.

How about this for a mixed engineers rake
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44498902@N08/8303514951/#

Richard