CDA Hopper Wagon Set (3) EWS

CDA Hopper Wagon Set (3) EWS

Model

Set of three 1:120 Scale models produced by Hornby TT:120. These models are ready to run and will make a great addition to any model railway collection.

Model Features

• 1:120 Scale Model
• Highly detailed CDA covered hopper wagon design
• Individually numbered wagon: 375071
• Realistic flexible covered hopper body with fine detailing
• Separately applied underframe and brake components
• Authentic EWS maroon livery with printed markings
• This model is best suited to 365mm radius curves
• This model is fitted with NEM style couplings

Contents

• 3 x Hornby TT:120 Wagons

Details

Add realistic modern freight detail to your layout with the Hornby TT:120 EWS CDA covered hopper wagon, running number 375071. This highly detailed model represents a specialist china clay hopper wagon used extensively across the UK rail network for transporting weather-sensitive mineral cargo.

The prototype CDA wagons were introduced in the late 1980s as part of British Rail’s modern freight development programme. Based on earlier HAA hopper designs, they feature a distinctive protective flexible cover system designed to keep china clay dry during transport. These wagons were primarily used in traffic from the china clay region of Cornwall to ports and industrial customers across the country.

This model captures the distinctive EWS maroon freight livery, reflecting its use during the privatisation era. It is ideal for realistic freight formations and works perfectly in mixed consists alongside other hopper wagons and modern diesel locomotives.

Finished in accurate EWS freight livery, this model features finely moulded hopper structure, detailed cover system, and realistic underframe components. It represents a specialist freight wagon used for transporting china clay, one of the most important mineral exports from the South West of England.

The wagon pairs naturally with locomotives such as the British Rail Class 37 and British Rail Class 66, both commonly used on heavy freight and mineral traffic across the UK.

Historical Background

CDA wagons were introduced in 1987 to modernise the transport of china clay, replacing older tarpaulin-covered wooden wagons. Based on the proven HAA hopper wagon design, they incorporated a protective flexible roof system to prevent contamination and weather damage during transit.

These wagons became a key part of British Rail and later EWS mineral traffic, working in long block trains between Cornwall and export ports well into the privatisation era.