IIA Bogie Hopper Wagon GBRf (VTG) Silver 3770 6955 218-2

IIA Bogie Hopper Wagon GBRf (VTG) Silver 3770 6955 218-2

Model

1:148 Scale model produced by Graham Farish. This model is ready-to-run and will make a great addition to any model railway collection.

Model Features

• 1:148 Scale Model
• Highly Detailed Model
• Pristine Paint Finish
• This model is best suited to 263mm radius curves
• This model is if fitted with Yes style couplings

Details

The IIA hopper wagons were a later development of the British Merry-go-round (MGR) coal wagon concept, introduced during the late 1980s and early 1990s to replace life-expired earlier MGR types. Designed for continuous loading and unloading while in motion, they were built for high-capacity block coal trains supplying power stations. The IIA wagons featured improved suspension, air braking and a stronger bodyshell, allowing operation at higher speeds and with increased reliability. Coded IIA under TOPS, they became a familiar sight in Railfreight and later sectorisation and privatisation-era liveries, representing the final generation of traditional British coal hoppers.