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Strange Wagons - chrisjo - 11-10-2020

This is an image taken from Google Streetview. The location is Varna, Bulgaria. Does anyone know what these wagons are / were for?

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They also seem to have a functioning turntable and roundhouse!

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RE: Strange Wagons - Mister No - 11-10-2020

My guess, wagons for transporting cement.

RE: Strange Wagons - chrisjo - 11-10-2020

found another picture online:
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RE: Strange Wagons - Super - 11-10-2020

I don't know what they are but...they are AWESOME!. I would love for either Plarail to make these or find some Hornby/Dublo models that can be converted.

RE: Strange Wagons - leylandvictory2 - 11-11-2020

i don't think it is a cement carrier.  If you look at the cement trucks, they have to constantly spinning to prevent the cement from forming into solids.

RE: Strange Wagons - AOF04 - 11-11-2020

Cement = dry product, not the wet stuff in trucks, that is called concrete.

RE: Strange Wagons - Mister No - 11-11-2020

Mistery solved: they are cement wagons. I found a video with Bulgarian cement train:

Double Rail Cargo Carrier with cement train, Bulgaria

RE: Strange Wagons - Super - 11-11-2020

Hurrah...Detective No [Image: happy-clap.gif]

RE: Strange Wagons - chrisjo - 11-11-2020

(11-11-2020, 02:47 AM)AOF04 Wrote: Cement = dry product, not the wet stuff in trucks, that is called concrete.

... except when it's mortar. Wink

RE: Strange Wagons - chrisjo - 11-12-2020

This picture, and many more, from a most extraordinary website tosh-railways.com.
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Lafarge Cement Works, Cizkovice, Czech Republic...
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