610 HBA/HEA A.B. domestic coal hopper, bauxite

611 HBA/HEA A.B. domestic coal hopper, dark grey

612 HBA/HEA A.B. domestic coal hopper, light grey

Plastic body kit with one-piece main hopper, Peco NR-122 chassis and 5 thou." etched brass details and cast whitemetal weight/hoppers.



Shown in 'Intermediate' new Railfreight livery, apparently only applied to two wagons!







review in RAILWAY MODELLER August 1987

Taylor Plastic Models are already well-known to N gauge modellers for their coach side inlays, and now they have introduced a modern wagon kit to fit on a PECO NR-122 chassis. It builds up into a HBA/HEA hopper (not to be confused with the Merry-Go-Round HAA/HDA type) and consists of six moulded components plus etched ladders. The kit is available in bauxite or Railfreight grey.

Review and photograph reproduced courtesy of Railway Modeller/Peco Publications.

NOTE: This review refers to the original body only version of the kit, now superseded. The extra detail parts to bring those up to current standard are available, ref: 1800/1801

Prototype info: 360000-361997, built 1976-9
Originally coded HBA, these wagons replaced the vacuum or unbraked 21t coal hoppers and were used on non-Merry-Go-Round services, including Speedlink. Suspension was upgraded with Bruninghaus springs from 1981, the converted wagons being recoded HEA. All were altered by 1985. 245 of these wagons were modified to carry scrap in 1987-8. In the 1990s a large number were converted to MEAs (box opens) and later still cut down further for use as ballast spoil wagons (MFA).

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