Shunting the 14T Esso Tanker to the Mainline!

[@islawilliams9572]

numbers marked for repairs etc, if wagon derailed the tapper would look for the number so that on his report he would be able to give accurate details of repairs which would be needed on said corner.

[@WardleRestorations]

Tell you what I didn't even think of that! Glad that has answered the question as I couldn't think why...

[@47606odin]

1-2-3-4 are the wheel numbers, to identify for reporting faults eg, no4 wheel hot box as well as recording repairs. No3 wheel, oil pad replaced….etc

[@roberthocking9138]

Fully understand you can only do a section at a time, it will look great, just keep chipping away at it, so it won’t rust any more at least. Keep us updated on the progress 👍

[@WardleRestorations]

Yeh it’s just the reality of working outside all the time! Feedback on the video has been great so maybe I’ll do more videos on the tanker progression!

[@jamesnegus83]

6 volunteers, 6 sanders, tea and biscuits you could get the top half of one side of the tank done in a day and all painted. Maybe try organising a viewers working party day in good advance notice? I really wish I was closer I'd love to help you plough on through all your projects.

[@WardleRestorations]

Even half that amount I think we could get one top half done!! It’s a struggle to find people who have the spare time / I need to know they will do a thorough job like yourself! If you ever get a day free, pop down!

[@dodgydruid]

Thing to use is a needle gun like used to clear chalk out of boilers, works great as a paint and rust stripper and far quicker than a sander and needing less bovver than a blaster. Blasters can be made from old tall propane canisters, couple holes for fittings, big hole atop for media and hooked up to air, I am sure the welders there could sort a decent size and use soda so any media is washed away with the rain :) Primer, red oxide is still the king for old wagons, prob the reason the paint lasted so well was due to red oxide that is the real stuff as nowadays its a banned product due to the lead content hence its nickname "red lead" but the modern stuff is pretty solid for primerwork.

[@WardleRestorations]

I’ve just ordered a blaster to try so we will see what happens! I do have a needle gun too so I will try that as well. For this particular pannel the easiest thing at the time seemed to be to just sand it back but the next section I’ll try a different method!

[@tygerbong4206]

brilliant video, i honestly thought, when you said mainline in the title i thought it was going to hit the national network haha,. But hats off to you for keeping these moving pieces of history....well moving once again!. i myself am involved in rail but mainly light rail in blackpool. but only do what i can since im limited in my abilities.

[@WardleRestorations]

Thanks for the kind words! Lots more on my channel if you enjoy similar content! All the best 👍👍

[@shopdog831]

The reason why axle boxed may be numbered on a wagon is maintenance. If there is a defect in service with one of the wheels the crews need to note which one has the problem so maintenance personal can identify the one needing work

[@WardleRestorations]

Glad I now know, thank you!

[@3BRail-xw9kb]

Great update Ollie !! Good to see you getting the tank wagon out of the siding and the work done on the end panel highlights an amazing difference and hints at how much of a transformation there will be once you get fresh paint on it all !!

[@WardleRestorations]

All being well, the wagon will sit where my loco is currently stored so I will have easy access to it. I much prefer doing small jobs on all the projects then 1 project at a time but might see how much of this i can get painted (weather permitting)

[@mels1811]

Brilliant video Ollie

[@WardleRestorations]

Thank you mate!

[@frankmarkovcijr5459]

Model railroading in1:1 scale.😂 Good on his part.

[@WardleRestorations]

Less easy to transport than the smaller stuff but lots of fun all the same! haha

[@frankmarkovcijr5459]

@@WardleRestorations Like l said good for you. Our local railroad museum closed because of the COVID bullshit. A small car is less expensive to restore than a big one. Where are you going to get the decals? HaHa! Maybe ExxonMobil might help you out with the cost of painting the car. Good will and all that. Good luck with your project. Best wishes from a fellow railfan in the USA.

[@WardleRestorations]

Appreciate the kind words, hopefully you continue to enjoy the videos on the channel!

[@kevinbelcher8490]

i would like to see you fix it up so you could haul whatever is the most common type of fuel that your local club uses and rent it or loan it to the group that way they have a mobile fuel station, and eventually getting a second tanker with the second most common type of fuel, i am sure they would be thankful for this idea

[@WardleRestorations]

Can’t imagine how much it would cost to fill that with fuel, think it was only ever used to transport tar etc!

[@kevinbelcher8490]

@@WardleRestorationsThat may be true, however I hope that you keep this idea in the back of your mind and maybe in the future when the Coline Valley Railway gets larger with more members and they have more Diesel or Gasoline/ Petrol powered locomotives and operate more often I am sure that would be helpful in the event somebody runs out or critically low on fuel. that is obviously after you have it thoroughly cleaned and properly fixed.

[@grantmuddiman5981]

Yes l had one of them wagon but sadly it got cut up by the railway it was on when it changed hands tank wagon are part of the railway history Keep up the good work

[@WardleRestorations]

Surely that’s criminal damage if it belonged to you and they cut it up without your permission?

[@ModelTrainOutsider]

Wow! So much work and effort! Nicely done!

[@WardleRestorations]

Thank you mate! Hope all is well with you 🙂👍

[@carolinecleaveley-q1r]

Hi Ollie. I used 6in rollers rather than the smaller ones to paint buses. caroline

[@WardleRestorations]

Yeh I have a feeling the 4in ones are going to make it take a while to paint!

[@sapper82]

What is that blue EMU on the Gresley Bogies beside where you were working?

[@kellyashfordtrains2642]

Puttin' on the Glitz, are we, lol? I recognise the music, Puttin' on the Ritz. It's also a song connected to Strictly Come Dancing. In any case, my 42nd birthday (Sat. 6th July) is only a few days away. I shall be riding the rails of Cambrian Heritage Railway status.

[@WardleRestorations]

Funny you say that Kelly, an old brake van we have is on its way to Cambrian Heritage Railway very soon! Happy birthday for Saturday!

[@aaronbrown6637]

Next train you work look at the first wagon, its still in use now, for carding wheel defects 👍😊

[@WardleRestorations]

Yeh I’m not sure why I didn’t think about defects, bit of a brain fart moment 🤣🤣

[@MrVinnyh]

Hi Ollie, good to see a bit of restoration on the wagon fleet, Yes I know you have been sidelined with the changes at the railway, in the long term more important! I think the numbers 1-4 could be to do with the both axle box - wheelsets for maintenance recording, I have noticed this on some main line stock. 👍

[@WardleRestorations]

There’s always something going on at the railway! Was nice to get on with something different

[@dodgydruid]

Nice to see the old Bridport banner on front of the DMU, a rotten shame they closed that line down here in Dorset :(

[@WardleRestorations]

I'll have to do a proper video on the DMU one day

[@conceyullena]

Like 👋👍 beatiuful video, greetings from Asturias 🚂

[@WardleRestorations]

Thank you :)

[@mario_master1]

question are any of the things that where for sail still there? if yes what is left.

[@WardleRestorations]

Barrington is still for sale, as well as the horse box and sleeping car. Sleeping car is free but requires cranes to remove it from the isolated siding.

[@mario_master1]

@@WardleRestorations is Barrington the steam engine ?

[@WardleRestorations]

yes

[@alexsbritishrailways]

@@WardleRestorations free as in total £3000 to move it and it costs nothing else?

[@WardleRestorations]

yes

[@r2trogly]

Hi Ollie I'm new to your channel and would like to know where is this lovely line and how far does your mainline run for. Keep up the great video. Geoff

[@WardleRestorations]

Thanks for subscribing! Hope you enjoy the content! The line is the Colne Valley Railway, a mile long track with a station in the middle! 🙂

[@Stuingtion]

Pardon me for asking, but what was that tanker used for carrying? And after its restoration is completed, what will you use it for?

[@WardleRestorations]

Don't need to pardon yourself! haha, its a class B tanker so it would have been used for carrying less toxic chemicals. Not entirely sure what I will use it for once completed but open to ideas! Hope you enjoyed :)

[@Stuingtion]

@@WardleRestorations I enjoyed it very much. Along side your videos or restoring the box van and Brake van too! Makes me wish I had my own brake van to restore.

[@WardleRestorations]

You may do one day, who knows!

[@Stuingtion]

@@WardleRestorations indeed. If anything, I'd like to have a Toad Brakevan.

[@kineticrail]

Do you guysknow what the issue is with the blue spot fish van ?

[@WardleRestorations]

Think it’s the axle box not sliding in the W irons properly but not has a serious look at it

[@TechJoe1994]

Think I'd have used a grinder and flatting disc over a jetwash. Take it back to bare metal in one go

[@WardleRestorations]

But then I’d have to prime and paint the whole thing in one go too, the jet wash was just to take the plants that were living on it off!

[@TechJoe1994]

@@WardleRestorations aaah. Hmmm might have been able to do it in sections, one side and then the other. 🤔 been a long time since I've painted owt but I figured with heat looked like rust it might have been easier.

[@WardleRestorations]

@TechJoe1994 don’t worry there’s plenty more rust to come off, I have an angle grinder, wire wheel, sand blaster and needle gun at the ready to see what works best!

[@TechJoe1994]

@@WardleRestorations ah good 👍🏻 we used to switch between a grinder or a fine wire wheel to get into the little indents without doing too much damage to the metal. We didn't have a sand blaster and I'm not sure what a needle gun is 😂

[@GWRailFan]

might sound stupid, couldnt you off used to pressure washer to get the rust bit of off after sanding ?? already that one Patch it looks so much better, and hopefully the rest of the tanker will end up looking the same soon :)

[@WardleRestorations]

Yeh again I didn’t even think of that! Although at that time of the day the clouds were starting to appear so it may have taken a while to dry!

[@GWRailFan]

@@WardleRestorations ah good point, i was thinking the drying side would be an issue, either way its some impressive progress

[@WardleRestorations]

@GWRailFan appreciate it mate, every little bit is a step further!

[@shopdog831]

Might be worth considering a rust lazar to clean that thing

[@WardleRestorations]

i'll have to save a few thousand to get a decent one...

[@SimonTog]

Interesseting video :)

[@WardleRestorations]

Plenty more like this on my channel if you enjoyed! :)

[@trottiscliffe]

Roller. One not made in the Far East I would summise. High speed landfill.

[@WardleRestorations]

🤣🤣 fair point! Hard to tell the difference between good and bad just by looking at them on the shelves though!

[@MisterTea74]

Ruston Rust off

[@WardleRestorations]

Ha, I see what you did there