Hornby RailRoad MGR Hopper with Canopy 356928
Product Code: R60309
(Pre-Order Due September 2025)
Production Details:
Hornby RailRoad MGR Hopper with Canopy 356928. The
hopper wagon is decorated in the style of Railfreight’s coal sector. The
hopper body is made of unpainted metal and has a black underframe, which
was standard across the eras, and it has the yellow framework that BR
Railfreight introduced in 1987. The wagon is numbered 358764. When
originally designed in 1964, some hopper wagons intended for
Merry-go-Round (MGR) trains were given an extension to their tops, known
as a canopy or top skirt, which allowed their carrying capacity to be
increased to 32 tonnes, using the full 45 tonnes gross laden weight
allowed for a two-axle wagon. There were three basic types ‘HBA’, ‘HCA’
and ‘HFA’. However, those hoppers fitted with canopies were too high to
be used under the majority of colliery screens and they were confined
mainly to Scotland until the canopies were eventually removed.
Features:
Gauge: OO, Minimum radius: 1st, Buffer Type: Moulded Plastic Buffers,
Coupling Type: Wide Tension Lock. Size (mm): L
118 x H 50 x W 35
