Ww1 whippet on railway wagons

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daktari
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Ww1 whippet on railway wagons

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Hi
Does any one know he answer to this question which way were whippets load on war flats were they driven on tail to nose or
Positioned so the engines were over the bogies seethe photo and tell me which is right Image
Many thanks tony
Cruciblesteel
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Re: Ww1 whippet on railway wagons

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Check out this website http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topi ... C_ID=32430
They have these whippet tanks on rail, hope it's a help
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RobW
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Re: Ww1 whippet on railway wagons

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The only pics I saw on Google were Mk IV's and they're carried as per the image from Cruciblesteel. Makes sense really to balance the load on the two bogeys to make the track load more even.
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