2F-036-053 N Gauge Bulk Grain Hopper SGD 15 N Gauge DMU Die-cast running plate

Die-cast running plate

Collett made huge improvements on the manufacturing processes

This is the standard Southern Railway goods van with a 10 foot wheelbase and distinctive elliptical roof

With all the experience Dapol has gained from making the award winning O Gauge version of the A1 / A1X Terrier it is fully anticipated that this project will progress very quickly

2F-036-053 N Gauge Bulk Grain Hopper SGD 15 N Gauge DMU Die-cast running platePost Nationalisation, most bulk grain transportation was performed by rail and British Rail based its new standardised grain hopper on the LMS steel bodied grain hopper design with a 106 wheelbase and 21 body. These wagons normally ran in small rakes of between 2 and 10 wagons as part of a general mixed goods train. The bulk grain was discharged from the wagon via a bottom discharge chute and then via an auger to the waiting road transport. The bulk