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Re: WANTED: railway platform luggage wagon to borrow or buy

Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:59 pm
by Pine

Re: WANTED: railway platform luggage wagon to borrow or buy

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 1:05 pm
by Pine

Re: WANTED: railway platform luggage wagon to borrow or buy

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:16 pm
by fig
Thanks Pine. That's exactly what I'm looking for. Now how do I buy it without bidding on the auction?

Re: WANTED: railway platform luggage wagon to borrow or buy

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:22 pm
by Pine
fig wrote:Thanks Pine. That's exactly what I'm looking for. Now how do I buy it without bidding on the auction?
Unfortunately there is no other way than to register on BidorBuy and start bidding yourself.

Old 'sniper' trick is to set your alarm for a few minutes before the auction closes on 20 Dec at 15:30 and start bidding then, hoping that the previous bidders are not on line.

Re: WANTED: railway platform luggage wagon to borrow or buy

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:25 pm
by fig
Thanks Pine. Just went through the registratioin process before remembering that my email has a problem. At least I have a few days to sort that out and register before the auction finishes!

Re: WANTED: railway platform luggage wagon to borrow or buy

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 6:56 pm
by Tony Z
If the auction doesnt work out, I found these online but it may be too late or not 100% ideal
https://www.olx.co.za/ad/platform-troll ... 97dffc078d
https://www.olx.co.za/ad/quad-trolley-I ... cdcfbcea4f

Re: WANTED: railway platform luggage wagon to borrow or buy

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:48 pm
by fig
Thanks Tony. I posted a pic of that first one earlier in this thread; it's perfect. I just need to work out how to get it to Joburg.

Re: WANTED: railway platform luggage wagon to borrow or buy

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:52 pm
by Tony Z
timefreight has worked for me in the past

Re: WANTED: railway platform luggage wagon to borrow or buy

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2016 3:33 pm
by dixtoy
I have one like in this pic. Will go take a pic of it Tomorrow Image


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Re: WANTED: railway platform luggage wagon to borrow or buy

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2016 8:56 pm
by fig
Don't worry Dix, I don't need one like that.

Re: WANTED: railway platform luggage wagon to borrow or buy

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 3:12 pm
by Rowan
Hey
Did you manage to find your wagon?

Re: WANTED: railway platform luggage wagon to borrow or buy

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 3:35 pm
by Pine
Rowan wrote:Hey
Did you manage to find your wagon?
Yes I saw Fig in Brixton the other day with it

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Re: WANTED: railway platform luggage wagon to borrow or buy

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 4:46 pm
by fig
I got the slightly bigger size. I got this one from a guy in Pinetown; it's exactly what I had in mind and very heavy duty:
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It took 8 guys to lift the pump onto the wagon, but now I can move it around single handed:
pumponwagon.JPG

Re: WANTED: railway platform luggage wagon to borrow or buy

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 4:52 pm
by Madbones
Geez Fig you need to get that engine power to the wheels :lol:

Re: WANTED: railway platform luggage wagon to borrow or buy

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 5:34 pm
by fig
Haha, yes. Actually the engine's power is already put to good use: the pump capacity is 60 cubic metres an hour, or 1,000 litres a minute!

Once I've finished the restoration and I'm happy with the set-up, I intend to make it into a trailer so it can be put to use.