The newly tooled range of Revolution Trains IHA Steel Carrier wagons in both OO & N Gauge are now available here at Rails of Sheffield!

There are four main livery variations (with 4 numbers of each variations ie 16 different numbers in total) - all versions have red bogies/ underframes and grey canvas hoods. These newly tooled models feature the usual wealth of detail and impressive running capabilities that you have come to expect from other Revolution Trains models.

The OO Gauge models have now arrived in stock, with the N Gauge versions due to follow along sometime later in 2025.

250 IHA steel carriers were built to transport high-grade steel on a variety of flows. These include domestic steel from South Wales to destinations in the midlands, north and south-east of England and via the Channel tunnel to customers in France, Belgium and Holland. 

The IHAs are also used to feed imported steelfrom ports on the east coast and Thames estuary to steel terminals inland. The first batch of 48 wagonswere built by Fauvet Girel in 1991 with further batches built in 1993 and 1998. 

There are very minor variations between batches and these are accounted for in the Revolution tooling.

Now owned by wagon leasing company Ermewa, the wagons have red bogies, underframes and ends and grey canvas covers. Some have yellow dots painted in the covers signifying they are reserved for domestic traffic only. As the canvas covers come due for renewal, wagon owners Ermewa began adding its branding more prominently.