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Dapol 4F-027-024

Silver Bullet ICA NACCO 3780 7898 044-8

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Prototype Eras
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

China Clay or Kaolin has a wide variety of uses including the production of Porcelain and in certain cosmetics where it is used as whitener and pigment. The biggest use for China Clay however, is for making paper where the China Clay imparts a fine surface finish.

The main areas where China Clay is mined are China, Malaysia, and Cornwall and it is generally extracted from the ground by ring high pressure water jets to form slurry. In the UK, this slurry is collected and commonly transported using the ICA China Clay slurry wagon, commonly known as Silver Bullets due to their distinctive shape and colour.

Silver Bullets are a common sight leaving the South West of England up to the large paper mills in Scotland. Each wagon has a maximum capacity of around 90 tonnes and they commonly travel in rakes of more than 10 wagons.

NACCO is the main operator of Silver Bullets and liveries include NACCO with English China Clay (ECC) branding and NACCO unbranded.

The Dapol model of the ICA Silver Bullet features:

NEM pockets Profiled wheels Superbly printed livery and details Highly detailed body and chassis moulding Many added extra details with etched hand rails and ladders

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

The Dapol model of the ICA Silver Bullet is a highly detailed OO gauge representation of a China Clay wagon.

This model features a moulded body and chassis, with numerous added details such as etched handrails and ladders. It also includes NEM pockets and profiled wheels.

The model is finished to a high standard with superbly printed livery and details. It has a minimum radius curve requirement of Radius 2 and is designed for use with NEM couplings.

The model represents a real life wagon used by NACCO for the transportation of China Clay. The real life Silver Bullets are commonly seen carrying the NACCO livery with English China Clay (ECC) branding or unbranded NACCO liveries.

The model is a representation of the wagons in service during the British Rail Sectorisation period.