2F-036-056 N Gauge Bulk Grain Hopper GWR Avonmouth 42313 Weathered L&B Locomotives with entirely re-designed chassis and

with entirely re-designed chassis and electronics

Diecast Chassis

All forty of the 6400 class were fitted for auto-train working

this model is identical except for the decals

Only two Y1/Y3’s survived into preservation in the UK

2F-036-056 N Gauge Bulk Grain Hopper GWR Avonmouth 42313 Weathered L&B Locomotives with entirely re-designed chassis andPost Nationalisation, most bulk grain transportation was performed by rail and British Rail based its new standardised grain hopper on the LMS steel bodied grain hopper design with a 106 wheelbase and 21 body. These wagons normally ran in small rakes of between 2 and 10 wagons as part of a general mixed goods train. The bulk grain was discharged from the wagon via a bottom discharge chute and then via an auger to the waiting road transport. The bulk