PC90 OO BR(E) 13 ton Steel Body Hopper Wagon Kit Brand_Lundby ITEM NUMBER 2-840

ITEM NUMBER 2-840

The Composites were built in batches with two distinct body side variations

SPEED STEPS 14

Many survived until the mid 1970s

PC90 OO BR(E) 13 ton Steel Body Hopper Wagon Kit Brand_Lundby ITEM NUMBER 2-840Over 2,600 of these wagons were built for use on British Railways, between 1949 and 1953. They became synonymous with the North East Region, where coal drop staithes were commonly provided in the station goods yard, so a bottom discharge hopper was the obvious type to use. Although intended for transporting coal, in later life they became more nomadic around the UK and were used for carrying other materials such as stone and sand. The last examples