38-030C HHA Bogie Hopper Freightliner 'Heavy Haul' Silver & Green No.370254 Brand_Ellis-Clark-Trains Couplings Knuckle

Couplings Knuckle

and they make attractive die-cast models too

In 1970 both units were repainted to BR Blue and renumbered to 4901 and 4902

The striking Eric Gillie livery of two-tone blue and cream has a wealth of additional graphics

This set is ideal for starting out with the Kato uni-track system which you can just click together and play without the need for screws or pins

38-030C HHA Bogie Hopper Freightliner 'Heavy Haul' Silver & Green No.370254 Brand_Ellis-Clark-Trains Couplings KnuckleThe HHA Bogie Hopper Wagons were introduced in 2000 and at almost 20m in length, were some of the largest wagons operating on the UK network. With a capacity of 73. 5 tonnes and fitted with 4 automatic discharge doors, Freightliner had built up a fleet of 446 HHAs by 2005 for use on coal traffic. However, as the UKs dependency on coal fired power stations reduced, so did the need for such vast numbers of coal hoppers resulting in most of the HHAs