sanding plant

bluedepot · March 16, 2013, 05:35:28 PM

thick question of the day....

what is a sanding plant for?

is it literally just to fill up the sand boxes on locos with sand?

tim

Phil Hendry · March 16, 2013, 05:42:20 PM

And, being equally thick...

Do modern image depots have them, or have they economised, and gone for a bloke with a barrow and a spade?

Cheers,
Phil

findus · March 16, 2013, 05:52:43 PM

To be just a thick as the above is it the same as a coaling plant?

bluedepot · March 16, 2013, 06:08:34 PM

thanks guys, i don't feel so thick anymore!!! lol

i always just thought that someone could fill up the sand boxes with a shovel...

i have a line that comes out the back of my depot, it runs into the yard about 25cm. i was thinking of putting a sanding plant on it... but it would maybe be a strange place for it to go as not accessable apart from running through lane 1 of the shed...

anyway... look forward to some info on this!!!

tim

swisstony · March 16, 2013, 06:45:06 PM

Quite rare but can be found if you look, i bought this and used the parts for my TMD walkways

Sorry about the pic

edwin_m · March 16, 2013, 07:41:40 PM

They seem to be standard kit in modern light rail depots, but trams use a lot of sand and probably need refilling on a daily basis.

upnick · March 16, 2013, 08:05:03 PM

Quote from: swisstony on March 16, 2013, 06:45:06 PM
Quite rare but can be found if you look, i bought this and used the parts for my TMD walkways

Sorry about the pic

Look very much like the Heljan Kit i have one of them somewere under my layout

http://www.euromodeltrains.com/cgi-bin/search_gen.pl?company=Heljan

steam-driven boy · March 17, 2013, 07:26:39 AM

Hi,
Here's a photo of the GWR sand bin and furnace at Didcot, it's to the left of 6024 King Edward l http://www.railwaybritain.co.uk/IMG_2467.JPG, there's a four elevation scaled drawing in my much referenced copy of An Historical Survey of Great Western Sheds 1947 by E. Lyons.

Regards, Gerry.

Richard G Dallimore · March 17, 2013, 08:09:19 AM

Hi Gerry
I am currently designing a laser cut kit of the Didcot sand dry. I was aiming for a May release but it is more likely to be TINGS in September.

steam-driven boy · March 17, 2013, 08:38:30 AM

Hi Richard,

Quote from: NtasticShop on March 17, 2013, 08:09:19 AM
I am currently designing a laser cut kit of the Didcot sand dry. I was aiming for a May release but it is more likely to be TINGS in September.

"Most Excellent" news, it'll be added to the coaling stage kit already awaiting the extension plans for my overly protracted current layout build

That would just leave the repair shop and the small matter of the running shed...

Regards, Gerry.

BLOKEY · March 18, 2013, 08:17:25 PM

Hi Tim I have just added a sand hopper to my layout .long ditton I made
Mine based on the one at Toton mpd there are a couple of photos I have
posted on my site

Phil Hendry · March 18, 2013, 11:01:47 PM

Quote from: BLOKEY on March 18, 2013, 08:17:25 PM
Hi Tim I have just added a sand hopper to my layout .long ditton I made
Mine based on the one at Toton mpd there are a couple of photos I have
posted on my site

What site? It isn't linked in your profile, as far as I can see. I'd like to see the photos and your sand hopper!

BLOKEY · March 19, 2013, 12:48:08 AM

hi phil heres the photos

the real one at toton

the one i made

fitted to the depot, The one at toton is filled by road tanker

BLOKEY · March 19, 2013, 12:58:39 AM

just found this photo as well ? yes they still use wheelbarrows

the layouts name is long ditton. in members layouts

Phil Hendry · March 19, 2013, 07:21:37 AM

Nice liitle model - and nice layout, now that I look at the page. Hah! Knew they'd be using a 'hi-tech' solution.

Have now found the sand hopper at Toton on Google Maps.

Cheers,
Phil