373-563A BR 102T TEA Bogie Tank Wagon 'Conoco/Jet' Grey No. 104 - Weathered option-set-012 Used to carry ballast to

Used to carry ballast to work sites where it would be discharged via the chutes at the bottom of the hopper

DCC Status: HM7000-N18TXS Bluetooth® & DCC Sound Decoder (Next18-pin)

Having already achieved success in the Japanese Super Taikyu Series

The engine is typical of the small Hunslet 0-4-0STs built by Hunslet of Leeds for quarries in North Wales

Items with large flanges have the potential of catching on the sleepers

373-563A BR 102T TEA Bogie Tank Wagon 'Conoco/Jet' Grey No. 104 - Weathered option-set-012 Used to carry ballast toRail has long played an important role in transporting fuel around the UK, the thirst for was growing strongly by the mid twentieth century thanks to the advent of air travel, the private motor vehicle and the dieselisation of Britains railways. New, larger wagons were required to meet the demand for fuel transport and the TEA Bogie Tank Wagon provided the answer. The first examples were built during the 1960s with construction of similar types