Domagoj Vu
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Hi all, i recently i catched in Croatia two former OEVA tanks that are made for English China Clays 'ECC'.
They seem to me they are been shortest wagon to drive in UK, and mysteriously dissapear into continental Europe, i assume by early 2000.
Where these wagons work in United Kingdom, as i assume most of them are run from Par Docks where ECC is based on near St. Austell, Cornwall.
Becouse they they are not shiny anymore, they look like 'muddy or chocolate bullet' now, while in 2014, it was still shining.
As wagons do not work in United Kingdom, they are very common in Croatia, leased to Slovenian company Calcit that is based in Gospić, Croatia, they are pulled by private operator Rail&Sea.
I gotta they are in better condition than NACCO ones as they are all covered up by patches.
Karlovac 18.5.2026
And early next morning on long slurry train, i catched another one of these, but without anchor symbol, as wagons seems they can't be used in ferry anymore. On that train there are two Tiphoook ICA wagons, that i recently opened topic but i receive no responses yet. Link to TPH ICA wagons topic
As you can see, there are no visible remains of ECC logo visible, just plain 'brown' boiler without any traces of previous keepers.
Regardless of 091, i found one image showing up remains of OEVA logo and iconic ECC logo, still a bit shiny.
My guess they run mostly to Continental Europe, mostly likely to Germany as first batches of Silver Bullets that are firstly made for Locatransport have been seen in Baienfurt paper mill, and eventually broken up by Mehdorn's MORA C destruction program early 2000's, maybe OEVA ones did run there aswell as i can't find any evidence.
They seem to me they are been shortest wagon to drive in UK, and mysteriously dissapear into continental Europe, i assume by early 2000.
Where these wagons work in United Kingdom, as i assume most of them are run from Par Docks where ECC is based on near St. Austell, Cornwall.
Becouse they they are not shiny anymore, they look like 'muddy or chocolate bullet' now, while in 2014, it was still shining.
As wagons do not work in United Kingdom, they are very common in Croatia, leased to Slovenian company Calcit that is based in Gospić, Croatia, they are pulled by private operator Rail&Sea.
I gotta they are in better condition than NACCO ones as they are all covered up by patches.
Karlovac 18.5.2026
And early next morning on long slurry train, i catched another one of these, but without anchor symbol, as wagons seems they can't be used in ferry anymore. On that train there are two Tiphoook ICA wagons, that i recently opened topic but i receive no responses yet. Link to TPH ICA wagons topic
As you can see, there are no visible remains of ECC logo visible, just plain 'brown' boiler without any traces of previous keepers.
Regardless of 091, i found one image showing up remains of OEVA logo and iconic ECC logo, still a bit shiny.
Knickkesselwagen vom französischen Einsteller ATIR-RAIL mit der Nr - Karow900.startbilder.de
. 33 RIV 87 F-ATRR 789 8 091-6(P) für den Transport von Kreideschlamm, 24.04.14 Bhf. Foto, 24.04.2014 1200x711 Pixel, Lothar Stöckmann
karow900.startbilder.de
My guess they run mostly to Continental Europe, mostly likely to Germany as first batches of Silver Bullets that are firstly made for Locatransport have been seen in Baienfurt paper mill, and eventually broken up by Mehdorn's MORA C destruction program early 2000's, maybe OEVA ones did run there aswell as i can't find any evidence.
