38-500B BR 35T 'Covhop' Covered Hopper BR Bauxite (TOPS) No.B870780 Class-44 auto-reversing E-Z Track®

auto-reversing E-Z Track®

Whilst the Class 13s were destined for a life working at Tinsley Yard

3m 2-door Leyland Nationals delivered in February 1973

the ownership of the locomotive was transferred to DB Cargo UK

winter figures are perfect for enchanting every diorama into an even more realistic wintery nature scene

38-500B BR 35T 'Covhop' Covered Hopper BR Bauxite (TOPS) No.B870780 Class-44 auto-reversing E-Z Track®British Railways produced many standard designs for locomotives and rolling stock, amongst which was the CovHop introduced from 1952 to become the standard covered hopper wagon to transport powders such as sand, soda ash and sugar. The Branchline Covhop boasts a number of interchangeable features allowing individual wagons to be modelled accurately and the wagon depicted here is one with roller bearing axle boxes, OLEO buffers, and disc brakes these