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Wrenn Railways Hopper Wagon “G.WEAVER” LIMITED EDITION W5502

£79.95

CONTAINER / WAGON AS NEW / BOX PACKAGING EXCELLENT NEAR MIN

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Offering for sale a superb example of a Wrenn “G.WEAVER TRANSPORT CO.” 4 Wheeled Hopper Wagon model reference number W5502. This model was introduced by Wrenn in 1989 and production continued until 1991. This model was produced as a Limited Edition whereby only 277 were made!

This hopper wagon is finished in brown with white logo, running number is 152, complete with original box, inner yellow sleeve and packaging and certificate. A hopper car is a type of railroad freight car used to transport loose bulk commodities such as coal, ore, grain and track ballast.

Two main types of hopper car exist: covered hopper cars, which are equipped with a roof, and open hopper cars, which do not have a roof. This type of car is distinguished from a gondola car in that it has opening doors on the underside or on the sides to discharge its cargo.

The development of the hopper car went along with the development of automated handling of such commodities, with automated loading and unloading facilities. There are two main types of hopper car: open and covered.Open hopper cars are used for commodities such as coal.

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