45 ton Covered China Clay Hopper Wagon.
DETAILS FOR THIS VEHICLE.
Location : Fowey Docks.
Date : 28/04/1990.
Type : Covered China Clay Hopper Wagon.
Weight : 45 t GLW / 14 t Tare.
Number : 375011.
Number Series : 375000 to 375123.
Builder : 1987-88 by BREL Doncaster Works.
TOPS Code : CDA.
Lot no. : 4062.
Design Code : CD002A.
ADDITIONAL NOTES.
With the British Railway vacuum braked china clay hood wagon fleet life expired by the mid 1980's BR invested in a new fleet of MGR style hoppers after experimenting with a converted HAA coal hopper numbered 353224 in 1987. It was unusual for BR to invest in a large fleet of wagons for a single customer as the tendency since the 1970's was to encourage companies to buy their own wagon fleet thus ensuring continued rail use for years to come. BR built 124 of these CDA wagons which were in practice an updated version of the similar CBA wagons built in 1969 for lime traffic using the MGR wagon design but with a hood or covered top. The decision was so successful ECC Ltd required more so in 1989 a further 14 rebuilt HAA coal hoppers were added to the fleet being renumbered to 375124 to 375137.
45 ton Covered China Clay Hopper Wagon.
DETAILS FOR THIS VEHICLE.
Location : Fowey Docks.
Date : 28/04/1990.
Type : Covered China Clay Hopper Wagon.
Weight : 45 t GLW / 14 t Tare.
Number : 375011.
Number Series : 375000 to 375123.
Builder : 1987-88 by BREL Doncaster Works.
TOPS Code : CDA.
Lot no. : 4062.
Design Code : CD002A.
ADDITIONAL NOTES.
With the British Railway vacuum braked china clay hood wagon fleet life expired by the mid 1980's BR invested in a new fleet of MGR style hoppers after experimenting with a converted HAA coal hopper numbered 353224 in 1987. It was unusual for BR to invest in a large fleet of wagons for a single customer as the tendency since the 1970's was to encourage companies to buy their own wagon fleet thus ensuring continued rail use for years to come. BR built 124 of these CDA wagons which were in practice an updated version of the similar CBA wagons built in 1969 for lime traffic using the MGR wagon design but with a hood or covered top. The decision was so successful ECC Ltd required more so in 1989 a further 14 rebuilt HAA coal hoppers were added to the fleet being renumbered to 375124 to 375137.