🛤️ Dapol O Gauge 24 Ton Steel Ore Hoppers In Stock

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24t ore hopper

In stock now are Dapol's newly tooled range of 24 ton steel ore hopper wagons in O Gauge!


Seven variations are available covering a selection of BR and private owner liveries. Each wagon features impressive attention to detail, intricate livery application and all the modern features you've come to expect from Dapol O Gauge rolling stock.

In Stock Now

Product Features

Die-cast compensated chassis

Finely profiled wheels and axles with brass bearing pockets

Highly detailed injection moulded body

Many separately added fine details

Sprung metal buffers

Sprung metal coupling hook and three link coupling

Expertly applied liveries

Prototype Information

Mineral hopper
Image by Dave Warby

Charles Roberts built 1,000 22 ton hopper wagons to Diagram 161 in 1949, and a year later 1,500 were built to Diagram 1/162 uprated to 24 tons. These were built by Charles Roberts, and Cambrian with Birmingham upgrading 500 of the 22 ton 1/161 wagons. They were initially used for iron ore traffic and latterly Limestone, chalk and sand. 

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