Mick Norton 0 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Shortly after D Day, diesel shunting locos were brought ashore from landing craft on the invasion beaches to aid the RE Railway Operating Companys in their demands for motive power as they began to operate the French railways. I think the dozers towing are Cat D7s? Can anybody throw any light on the trailer carrying the locomotive? Is it track mounted? difficult to see. Mick D Day Sappers bringing locomotive ashore.jfif 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillS 11 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Its a Trailer, 40 Ton, Tracked, Recovery designed by Cranes. According to the information given on a 1:76 scale plan I have, 75 were built in 1944/45 by Boulton and Paul. Both the front and rear bogies were tracked. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pzkpfw-e 10 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 https://u0v052dm9wl3gxo0y3lx0u44wz-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/40-ton-tracked-recovery-trailer-image-1.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john1950 32 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 (edited) That is a really usefull piece of kit. Do any survive? Edited January 17, 2020 by john1950 addition Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Johns 24 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 (edited) The famous surviving D Day diesel locomotive, "Overlord", is preserved at the Chatham Dockyard museum Edited January 17, 2020 by Nick Johns 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ploughman 13 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Our group has one of the other locos that were sent out to the middle east to work on the Suez railway, to date we have not been able to find out any detail of its time abroad. Can anyone supply any detail please? https://www.nymr-pway.co.uk/plant/drewry-diesel-no-16/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wally dugan 40 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 DETAILS from a original ministry of supply data 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john1950 32 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 No brakes but a Ford V8 powered Scammell winch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Norton 0 Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 BillS, Any chance of a copy of the scale plan? Mick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillS 11 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Hi Mick I'm not sure how well it will scan as it is a bit faded, but if you PM me with your email address I send you a copy. Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Surveyor 17 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 18 hours ago, ploughman said: Our group has one of the other locos that were sent out to the middle east to work on the Suez railway, to date we have not been able to find out any detail of its time abroad. Can anyone supply any detail please? https://www.nymr-pway.co.uk/plant/drewry-diesel-no-16/ Very good history Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ButlersBuilds 0 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 On 1/18/2020 at 10:45 AM, BillS said: Hi Mick I'm not sure how well it will scan as it is a bit faded, but if you PM me with your email address I send you a copy. Bill Hi Bill. ive just been reading through this thread and plan on building the Utah beach landings using this trailer and D8s towing in WD 29 & 32 would it be possible to have a copy of those plans to my email steve_farrier@hotmail.co.uk kindest regards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillS 11 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Hi Steve I've just emailed you a copy. You might want to check the plan against the dimensions given in Wally Duggan's post in case scanning it and printing it out at your end has affected the scale. Regards Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wally dugan 40 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 While up dating the file on auxiliary army workshop locations l came across this there would have been a file but l do not have it sorry for the poor quality but the paper in this file is a shade of light green Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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