Cable-drum carriers from Hinksey Sidings in Oxford.

[Oxfordblues]

For many years a rake of cable-drum carriers, converted from short-wheelbase bogie bolsters (BEVs), have been stored at Hinksey Sidings here in Oxford, slowly rusting away. After languishing in the main yard, they were finally shunted out of the way last year to occupy the down run-round loop. Today I noticed that they have disappeared. I wonder if any reader can enlighten me as to their destination? I suspect that because of their woebegone state they may well have been dispatched to a breakers' yard. Sorry, I have no numbers and can find no reference to them in the Inter-City Railway Society wagon-gricers' book!

 

[Defiance149]

Were taken to EMR, Kingsbury on Wednesday.

 

[Oxfordblues]

Thank you! I'm amazed that they were fit to run at 60mph.

 

[Covshire1]

The below were hauled by 66063 on 6Z20 0519 Hinksey Sdgs to Kingsbury Emr Sidings on Wed 13/12/23:

KDC 950849 E YVA
KDC 950113 E YVA
KDC 950444 E YVA
KDC 950369 E YVA
KDC 950056 E YVA
KDC 950098 E YVA
KDC 950064 E YVA
KDC 950807 E YVA
KDC 950093 E YVA
KDC 950221 E YVA
KDC 950048 E YVA

 

[Oxfordblues]

Thank you Covshire1. I was wrong about them being ex-BEVs then. So after a cumulative total of around 700 years sterling service, being built as BDOs in the 1950s, they've finally headed off to oblivion!