UC191
| Class/No: | Uc 805 | Type: | Uc-3 |
| TMS Type/No: | UC 191 | Purpose: | Tank Wagon |
| Year: | 1928 | Condition: | Steel Body |
| Builder: | State: | ||
| Distributed Load: | Tare: | 8000 kg | |
| Notes: | Built for Vaccum Oil Co. (NI) | ||
| Wagon Text: | CAP 23000 LT, 70 kph, Max Gross 44000 kg |
UC191 was born as UC805 in 1924 in a batch of 13 other UC’s. They originally came with one of three bogies 3181, X25467 or X25340 and had 8″x4-1/2″ plain bearings. UC wagons were swapped to X25830 bogies between 1967-69 and then converted to ‘B’ package roller bearings from around 1980.
UC191 is 7 years older than Wab794. It is fitted with a petrol generator and electric water pump. A bespoke controller starts and stops the generator and pump when water is needed in the Wab’s tanks. The Wab has a sister controller that commands the UC to pump water when required.
It also has an electric water tank gauge in the Wab and UC. A set of red lights flash on the water tank when the tank is about to overflow during filling.
Check out UC191 restoration
28 December 2002
8 July 2008
8 July 2008
