🎉 Revolution OO HOA Hoppers In Stock Now

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HOA hoppers
HOA hoppers
HOA hoppers
HOA hoppers
HOA hoppers

Revolution Trains' newly tooled range of OO gauge HOA aggregate hopper wagons have now arrived in stock! A huge variety of twin packs are available catering for the full history of these modern era freight wagons in EWS, DB Cargo, Cemex, Ermewa/ Tarmac and VTG/ Mendip Rail liveries.


We have strictly limited quantities remaining and these are now sold out at Revolution Trains, so don't miss your chance to bring a rake of these highly detailed vehicles to your layout.

In Stock Now

Product Features

Highly detailed model with separately fitted parts including handrails, handbrake wheels and full underframe relief

Accurate tooling variations

Diecast chassis

Intricate livery application & printing

NEM tension lock couplings

Formations & Routes

Flows and operators map
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Formations guide
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Prototype Information

Nearly 200 of these wagons are in service with three operators in five different liveries, and they are used for stone trains from quarries in central England, the Mendips and have also seen service on Anglo-Scottish sand trains for glassmaking. 


The first 68 wagons were delivered in 2006 in EWS Construction colours.

MRL HOA hopper
Image by Hugh Llewelyn

Almost immediately a large number were repainted into the blue/grey colours of Cemex, one of the largest customers, and these hoppers, in mixed Trains with those in grey, ran from quarries in the Derbyshire hills to locations across the country. 


Once EWS became DB Schenker a small number of HOAs were repainted into the new house colour of red. Observations show that the positioning of the DB logo and lettering varies from wagon to wagon. In recent times demand for aggregate traffic has grown, and after identifying a need for more hopper wagons both wagon hire companies Ermewa and VTG decided to place more orders with Astra Rail.

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