963013 LMS Iron Ore Hopper - BR (Lime) No.M691141 Terrain Accident Waiting To Happen

Accident Waiting To Happen

The class were built to handle long distance freight and mineral trains but were soon displaced once larger engines started to be built

new lighting features and enhanced speaker arrangements have also been employed on the Class 40 to enhance the operating experience

Despite a large number of them being scrapped following WW2

963013 LMS Iron Ore Hopper - BR (Lime) No.M691141 Terrain Accident Waiting To HappenConstructed between the early 1920s and mid 1930s the LMS produced numerous Iron Ore Hoppers using a variety of diagram numbers, however, for the most part, they looked identical. Built by several contractors the diagram 1893, 1894, 1941, and 1942s only differed with the steel that was used to construct them and a handful of buffer varieties. With a carrying capacity of 20 tons, the Iron Ore wagons were used for carrying a plethora of raw materials