Dapol Telescopic Hood Wagons....what can the run with?

[Skyline2uk]

Hey all,

Does anybody know what the Dapol VTG hood wagons could be run with (locos and other stock)?

Specifically, could I legitimately (putting rule 1 aside) run them in the same rake as some BAA wagons?

I ask this as at TINGS I noticed quite a surplus of the VTG hoods, and Dapol themselves were doing 4 for £50.00.

I have tried Google but get mainly pictures of the models!

Skyline2uk

[guest311]

is this any help ?

http://railwayherald.com/imagingcentre/view/299116/TW

[Skyline2uk]

If they are BAA's towards the rear of the train (and to me it looks like they are)...they yes 

And as an added bonus, gives me prototypical excuse to run my Coal-Sector 56 with the rake (won't stop me hankering for a new tool 37 though  )

Thanks for the rapid response 

Skyline2uk

[EtchedPixels]

Don't think I've see them running with BAAs through newport nowdays. They do run with other steel carriers though. Search for "tiphook" instead - they've not had VTG branding for a long long time.

My general advice for steel carriers and steel trains is look at some youtube footage of Newport.

[bluedepot]

I have 4 of these very nice VTG telescopic hood wagons.

I run them with 4 SPA and 3 BDA wagons (these are all the steel carrying wagons I currently own).

Usual motive power on my layout for this steel train is a blue class 47, railfreight grey 56 or triple grey 60 (sometimes a blue 37 gets used as well).

I think this is prototypical,  but this is just going on childhood memory of the 80s / early 90s and the few pictures I've seen in magazines such as Traction.



Tim