Fuel Tankers (also known as Oil Tankers and Petrol Wagons) are used for transporting liquid fuel. They are owned by private operators, the Petroleum board, North Western and British Railways.
Oil Tankers[]
Oil Tankers are used for transporting fuel, diesel, kerosene and crude oils.
During his trial in 1967, Diesel 199 failed with a train of oil tankers at a signal box by Kellsthorpe Road, blocking the crossing. Henry, with some help from Diesel 7101, was able to pull the cavalcade to the next station.
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These tankers are based on the 14 ton tank wagons Class A/B. The majority of these tank wagons were built between 1939 and 1944 as Class A wagons for aviation fuel. After the war and around 1947, surplus tank wagons were converted to Class B fitted with heating coils to help discharge of viscous fuel and bottom discharge. All Class A tanks had gone out of service by 1971 with the last B Class tank following in 1973.[1]
Livery[]
The BP tankers are painted in green with black bracings and yellow cradle timbers. They have the red and yellow BP logos on both sides. The Shell tankers are painted in red with black bracings and yellow lettering, once a standard livery used by "Shell Motor Spirit" tankers. Other tankers are painted black and orange.
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- Hornby (discontinued)
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Petrol Tankers[]
Petrol Tankers (also known as Petrol Wagons) are used for transporting petrol and gasoline.
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These tankers are based on the 14 ton Anchor mounted tank wagon. This new 14 ton design differed from the previous tankers by abandoning the use of saddle and cradle timbers as well as the end stanchions. The majority were built in 1949 and into the early 1950s. They remained in service up to the early 1970s. A few examples made it into preservation along with several of the larger 20 ton version.[2]
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Kerosene Tankers[]
Kerosene Tankers are exclusively used for transporting kerosene oil.
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Basis[]
These tankers are based on the 46 ton Class A Kerosene Oil tank wagon. These were operated by three companies Esso Oil, BP Chemicals and Carless Solvents Ltd but most were out of use by the early 1980's.[3]
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Sodor Oils Tanker[]
The Sodor Oils Tanker is a green tanker owned by Sodor Oils Ltd.
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The exact basis for this tanker is currently unknown.
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This tanker is painted dark green with black bracings and brass fittings. It has black and white nameboards on both sides reading "SODOR OILS LTD".
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The Railway Series[]
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- 1979 - Annual
- 1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways
- 1995 - The Thomas the Tank Engine Man
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