A new batch of Hornby's ever popular OO Gauge Seacow & Sealion bogie hopper wagons have now arrived in stock - with six variations available to order!
Following a short absence from the range, these highly popular and detailed wagons have now returned! Six models are available covering Railfreight, Civil Engineers, EWS, LoadHaul and Mainline colour schemes.
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Product Features
Highly detailed model with separately fitted parts including handrails, handbrake wheels, hopper operating equipment, platforms, brakes and more
Accurate tooling variations representing multiple eras
Intricate livery application & printing
Metal wheels and axles
NEM Tension lock couplings
Prototype Information
The design for the Fishkind coded ‘Seacow’ wagons were based on a 1903 design by the London and South Western Railway. A typical hopper wagon would have slab sides with 7 vertical ribs and three discharge chutes. These chutes were situated at the outside of each rail and in the centre. The end of the wagon featured three handwheels to control the chute doors.
A total of 128 wagons were constructed at Shildon Works in 1971. The last 28 wagons were intended for operating in the Southern Region and featured air brakes with a vacuum through pipe. Under BR TOPS, the 28 wagons were coded YGB and the Fishkind code ‘Seacow’. Between 1981 and 1982, 251 ‘Seacow’ wagons were constructed by both Shildon Works and Ashford Works.
These last batch of wagons largely followed the original 1903 design but featured different variations also. Hopper bodies were welded instead of rivetted, each vertical rib was formed of box sections instead of U-sections and there were more modern bogies. Throughout the 2000s, several ‘Seacow’ wagons were withdrawn from service, and some were purchased by heritage railway companies.