373-950D BR HFA Hopper Transrail 1/400 an A3 type boiler and

an A3 type boiler and a Kylchap type blastpipe/chimney system

Mk3 Sliding Door

By mid-December 1942 the group was considered ready for combat and the alert for overseas duty arrived on 2 January 1943

top coat and raising bowler hat in greeting

373-950D BR HFA Hopper Transrail 1/400 an A3 type boiler andThe HAA Coal Hoppers were designed for use as part of the new Merry Go Round (MGR) trains introduced in the 1960s. Replacing the ageing fleet of wooden and steel bodied wagons, like the 16 Ton Minerals, the HAAs were air braked, had double the capacity of many of their predecessors, and could operate more efficiently thanks to the MGR system which allowed for on the move loading and unloading where facilities existed. Wagons coded HCAs benefitted from