sealion liverys.

[noggin]

hi ive a question please ,
all my railway knowledge is pre 1960s but as a biker i do like the sound of a class 37 and deltic and many more,so on my model railway i have a class37 in transrail livery i also have some sealions and some seacows can someone tell me the differance did these run together ect and the liverys are loadhaul,transrail,and some green ones and a shark brake van i know this is not the most inportant thing in the world but i would like to get it right and modern livers just baffle me .
thanks noggin.

[pre65]

Originally Posted by noggin

i also have some sealions and some seacows can someone tell me the difference did these run together ect
thanks noggin.

Eh ? What are sealions and seacows please.

[Ploughman]

40 ton ballast hoppers.
Liveries varied but generally were 1 livery per train but more likely to be filthy grey.
Shark plough/brake usually marshalled mid train to enable tipping, ploughing and follow up tip in one pass.

[noggin]

thanks Ploughman
great help still dont know the difference between sealion or seacow they look the same so why call em different names .
noggin.

[Ian White]

Hi try this link noggin

http://www.ltsv.com/w_profile_012.php

All you need to know and more about many wagon types.

All the best,Ian

[ccmmick]

Originally Posted by noggin

thanks Ploughman
great help still dont know the difference between sealion or seacow they look the same so why call em different names .
noggin.

Hi noggin and welcome to the forum
They are both the same just different names they both do the same job drop ballast onto the rails and a shark or plough van spreads it out to the outsides and the middle and yes they are a dirty grey or dirty red brown colour.

ccmmick.

[noggin]

Thanks guys
great help.
Noggin.

[Ploughman]

Just to add further confusion to the question on hoppers.
Sealion, Seacow as stated.
Stingray and Walrus as listed in the attachment.
But not forgetting the biggest of the bunch the Whale.

Then of course there is the Dogfish but that is only a baby hopper.

[ccmmick]

Are Dogfish still about Ploughman

ccmmick.

[John H-T]

Originally Posted by ccmmick

Are Dogfish still about Ploughman

ccmmick.

We have three on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway together with a Shark. We are now ballasting the new track layout at Duffield.

Here are a couple of photos from last May when we were reballasting the relaid track at Shottle.