On Nystrup Gravel 4 Hudson 'Rugga' skips make up part of the company's fleet of skips. The predominant type of skip in Denmark was the German DIN type steel skip or very similar derivatives of it. As such the four Hudsons at Nystrup Gravel are of a rare speices in Denmark. I have documented 2 Danish industrial railways using the 'Rugga' type from Great Britain and I mentioned them in a blog post about the Slater's Plastikard 1/32 kit of the type.
Now a newfound image reveals that another Danish industry also had Hudson 'Rugga' skips, one of them even fitted with brake. The Storevorde gravel company east of Aalborg used at least 2 'Rugga' skips after World War 2.
 |
Two Hudson skips (one with brake) being loaded with gravel. The image is labelled 1945-1950. The front of a locomotive is just visible to the right. It bears a certain resemblance to an O&K Montania LD2. Photo: Sejlflod Local Historical Archive.
|
 |
| All four British Hudson skips at Nystrup Gravel assembled in one line. |
 |
| Slowly the number of Danish industrial railways with Hudson skips is increasing. Now Nystrup Gravel's use of that particular type of skip isn't as extraordinary as many observers have tended to believe. |
Very nice skipsđź‘Ś
ReplyDeleteYou know, Lars. When we work with skips almost once a week, one grows fond of them!
ReplyDeleteHej Claus.Gram Teglværk har haft Hudson rugga skips og Jysk model Jernbane klub har flere billede i deres arkiv.Hilsen Nils-Peter Morley
ReplyDeleteHej Nils-Peter. Tak for info. Ja, Gram Teglværk er sammen med Mønsted Kalk de to kendte brugere af Hudson-tipvogne som jeg i teksten hentyder til. Jeg nåede selv at se et par stykker, mens teglværket var i drift. I dag er Grams specielle motorvogn med to store tipkasser bevaret på Hedelands Veteranbane.
Delete