N GAUGE 2mm:1ft
2017 to present ERA
WHEN power stations were closed or switched to biomass fuel, freight operators started to look for a new use for coal hopper wagons as coal traffic declined. Wagons constructed for EWS and other operators were transferred to meet the growing demand for rail borne aggregate distribution.
The long hopper wagons built to carry coal are not ideal for heavy aggregate and could not be loaded to their full volume,