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Ww1 whippet on railway wagons

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2016 6:59 pm
by daktari
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

Re: Ww1 whippet on railway wagons

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 2:12 pm
by Cruciblesteel
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

Re: Ww1 whippet on railway wagons

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 3:32 pm
by RobW
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.