Non-hazardous

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:30 pm

HI,
Last night a Network Rail working entered BTM - can anyone enlighten me as to its load. It consisted of two bogie flats with a total of 3 tanks and 3 groups of boxed equipment (at least two appeared to contain generators) Livery was blue and the tanks marked 'non-hazardous'. The wagons were topped and tailed by two 67s. Thanks

Post by **James** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:57 pm

Possibly the water cannon train?

Seen here with class 20s:

http://photos.m-t-p.org.uk/p35629911.html

66s:

http://37682.fotopic.net/p35043325.html

and 37s!

http://j-eyres.fotopic.net/p35122192.html

The consist varies depending on where it is working.

Post by **madhattie** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 5:08 pm

I would say the water canon train too (if it looks like this):

Post by **James** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 5:11 pm

Oh look at Mr "I've got much better pictures on my site"

Post by **madhattie** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 5:14 pm

When it comes to entertainment, you can't beat a foggy night at Temple Meads.

Post by **James** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 5:18 pm

Shame about the motive power though!

mow · Post by **mow** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:10 pm

It is a bloody good photograph of the train Temple Meads at night.

Post by **madhattie** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:19 pm

Cheers Michael, this is one of my favs. Got lucky because the loco had it's tail lights on which makes the exposure much easier.

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:14 pm

Thanks: that's it! But what is it used for - I guess cleaning? Seems it's expensive on power - is that so it easily works in both directions?

Post by **James** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:42 pm

It's supposed to remove the teflon-like coating of ground-up leaves from the railhead by blasting it with high pressure water jets, as an alternative to the gritty "Sandite" that has traditionally been applied, as this apparently gunges up point mechanisms and various electronics.

It's proved to be spectacularly useless, as the amount of slipping on climbs, and skidding through red signals has proved, but that's progress for you...