HORNBY R60249 BR, ‘Trout’ Ballast Hopper, DB992039 – Era 4

Product Info

Most BR departmental (non-revenue earning wagons) were provided with aquatic codes and these were known as the Fishkind. Aquatic names enabled the operating staff to allocate resources to jobs. The ballast hopper wagon designated ‘Trout’ by BR had its origins in the 1920s.

Two batches of BR ‘Trout’ wagons were constructed by Metropolitan-Cammell Ltd. to Diagram 1/580. DB992035-56 were constructed at Lot 2118 between May and June 1949. These BR ‘Trout’ wagons featured a side and centre discharge for ballast and were unfitted.

This ‘Trout’ Ballast Hopper wagon model features box sections in the vertical ribs. The hook couplings enable easier coupling of other rolling stock and locomotives on your layout. Stanchions support the wagon. A handbrake wheel is also featured. This model comes in a BR livery.

Tech Specs

Item Length – Without Packaging (cm)

9.5

Item Height – Without Packaging (cm)

3.5

Item Width – Without Packaging (cm)

3.5

Item Weight – Without Packaging

0.027

Item Scale

1:76 Scale 00 Gauge

Finish

Painted

Colour

Black

Gauge

OO

Operator

British Railway

Designer

BR

Livery

BR Engineers

Minimum Curve (mm)

Radius 2

Number of Parts

1

Buffer Type

Moulded Buffers

Coupling Type

NEM Couplings