Expected Delivery Oct 2025 (Subject to Change at Manufacturer’s Discretion).

This EWS HFA Hopper triple-pack brings realistic bulk freight operations to your TT:120layout. Finished in authentic EWS livery, each wagon features fine detailing, a weatheredappearance, and unique running numbers 354248, 354249, and 354250.

With increasing demand for electricity in the 1960s, several new generation power stationswere built which required a continuous supply of coal at a rapid rate. A new design of wagonwas developed that could be loaded and then emptied via underfloor doors, while on themove in what were termed Merry-go-Round (MGR) trains. Following the construction of twoprotypes at Darlington Works in 1964/5, a staggering 10,702 hopper wagons were built atShildon Works, with a further 160 turned out at Ashford. Another 460 of the HDA variantwere built at Shildon, these being basically the same, but had improved braking to allowthem to run at 60mph rather than 45mph. All versions of the HAA carried 33-tonnes ofpulverised coal. Other variants of the HAA included HBA, HCA, HFA, HMA and HNA all ofwhich had subtle differences but were essentially similar. The last MGR trains ran toLongannet power station in Scotland during 2008 and after that, only a small number of aCDA variant, converted for use on China clay traffic, remained in use.

These wagons were supplied with an aerodynamic canopy and could operate at 45mph when loaded. The wagons in the triple-pack each have different running numbers.