14 ton 'Air Ministry' tank Profile and Models

14 ton 'Air Ministry' tank

5478 at the East Anglian Railway Museum in August 2011. ©Dan Adkins

The majority of these tank wagons were built between 1939 and 1944 as Class A wagons for aviation fuel, being 17ft-6inch long on a 10ft wheelbase fitted with RCH either side braking and split oil axle boxes. The tank was 7ft-2inch diameter containing 4275 gallons saddle mounted with two small platforms on the top of the tank. 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.

(Information provided via Dapol)

Type of Vehicle

Tank Wagon

Builder

Air Ministry

Build Dates

1939 to 1944

Total Built

Hundreds

Wheel Configuration

4-wheel

Operated By

Various Private Owners

Main Duties

Aviation Fuel transport
Consumer Fuel & Oil transport

In Service Until

1973

Surviving Examples

Some in preservation

 

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)