Hoppers are large trucks with doors underneath for unloading minerals. The North Western Railway owns several types of hoppers.
Ballast Hoppers
Ballast Hoppers are used to transport large quantities of ballast, particularly for engineering works such as the replacement of ballast on sections of the Main Line.
Technical Details
Basis
The basis for these hoppers is currently unknown.
Liveries
The hoppers have been seen painted yellow, blue and wine red.
Appearance
Gallery
HUO Coal Hoppers
HUO Coal Hoppers are large trucks primarily used to transport coal and coke.
Technical Details
Basis
These hoppers are based on British Railways 24.5 ton HOP24/HUO coal hoppers. A number of these were built to various diagrams in the late 1950s and early 1960s and were used for the transport of coal and coke throughout Britain until the 1980s, with many making their way onto industrial and private railways upon retirement with BR.
Appearance
Gallery
See Also
| Locomotives | Steam | Henry | Gordon | James | Donald and Douglas |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | BoCo | Bear | The Works Diesel | Pip and Emma | |
| Former | Edward | |
| Rolling Stock | Passenger | Orange-Brown Corridor Coaches | Orange-Brown Non-Corridor Coaches | Red Express Coaches |
| Former | The Spiteful Brake Van | |
| Trains | Passenger | The Wild Nor' Wester | The Sudrian | The Limited | The Barrow-Tidmouth Semi-Fast | The Main Line Push-Pull |
| Goods | The Flying Kipper | The Morning Milk | The Midnight Goods | |
| Infrastructure | Stations | Tidmouth | Knapford | Crosby | Wellsworth | Maron | Cronk | Killdane | Kellsthorpe Road | Crovan's Gate | Vicarstown | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Sheds | Tidmouth Sheds | Vicarstown Sheds | |
| Tunnels and Bridges | Tidmouth Tunnel | Knapford Harbour Bridges | Crosby Tunnel | The Viaduct | Balladrine Bridge | Ballahoo Bridge | Henry's Tunnel | Vicarstown Bridge |