Hornby R6885

HEA Hopper Wagon, three pack, EWS - Era 9

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R6885
GTIN
5055286647628
RRP
£44.99
Release date
2018

Model details

Livery
EWS - English Welsh and Scottish
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Minimum radius curve
Radius 1
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius
Radius 1
Coupling type
Tension lock
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Tooling date
1991
Finish
Pristine

Prototype information

Main duties
Coal Transport
Wheel configuration
4-wheel
Type of vehicle
Hopper Wagon
Operated by
British Rail
EWS
Mainline Freight
National Coal Board
Transrail
In service until
2000s
Builder
BR Shildon Works
Build dates
1975 to 1979
Wheel arrangement
4-wheel
Built
1975 to 1979
Built by
BR Shildon Works
Wagon type
Hopper
TOPS classification
British Rail HBA/HEA/HSA/RNA General-Purpose Hopper

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Hornby HEA Hopper Wagon – three‑pack, Era 9 (EWS livery)

This model represents a four‑wheel hopper wagon (code HEA) in the pristine finish used by the English, Welsh & Scottish Railway. The wagons are supplied in a pack of three, each measuring 118 mm in length and able to negotiate a minimum curve of radius 1.

Technical details include NEM / tension‑lock couplings and a wheel arrangement of four wheels. The model carries the manufacturer part number R6885.

The prototype wagons were built at BR Shildon Works between 1975 and 1979 and are intended to depict the initial privatisation period of British rail freight.

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