Hellas-Express

217 wagons of this type showed in the OSE stock lists in the 1980's. They may have been more, judging from the fact that they were not built to last long. A number of manufacturers were involved. My photo has a builders plate from Metropolital Cammell - Saltley Works but I have also seen Chas Roberts plates. Were there any Cravens or Gloucester Railway Carriage ones?




Both Photos Balkanmodels: April 2001 Thessaloniki Railway Museum. Wagon 107 7 230-6

christo.

At the beginning as Ζπ 2850Χ-28755. Then as Z1 21 73 107 7 100-316.... only 217 of them got the U.I.C. / R.I.V. numberings as soon as the others were destroyed, shanged use e.t.c.

They were built, as Christo said, by many builders between 1946 and 1948. The builders i have found are these three:

CHAS ROBERTS & CL. BUILDERS WAKEFIELD, ENGLAND, 1947. The most common builder....
METROPOLITAN CAMELL CARRIAGE & WAGON Co. Ld. BIRMINGHAM, 1946
HURST NELSON & CO. LTD BUILDERS, MOTHERWELL, 1946 and 1948.

But three more builders have been reported...:

CRAVENS SHEFFIELD, 1946
GLOUCESTER, 1946
SMETHWICK, 1946



At the beginning at least some of them had plywood instead of the usual planks.... This one is the only one still having the plywood, at Gefira.






21 73 107 7 103-5 - Lachanokipi



21 73 107 7 138-1 - Kilkis



21 73 107 7 142-3 - Lefkothea



21 73 107 7 159-7 - Lianokladi as part of the 10th movable maintenance train of the mechanical facilities, of the T.M.K. (Sector of the Metalic Constructions).



21 73 107 7 210-8 - Nea Magnisia



and one more at Polisitos




Finally this one is converted to a storeroom at Rodopoli's station.....

That last photo - I would never have believed it was once a wagon! Anyway, here's my contribution, both at Lianokladi, a Hurst Nelson and a Chas. Roberts.I hope I got the corresponding plate and van in the right order - Jason will set me right if I haven't!