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Re: New MOC: Loading point for aggregate hoppers
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 5 Jun 2001 14:32:51 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Huw Millington writes:
> Ever wondered how the 4536 hoppers are loaded from above?
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> My latest model is based on Redmire, a facility in the North East of England
> used for loading limestone quarried nearby into railway hopper wagons for
> onward transport to steel works. Its simplicity makes it an ideal prototype
> to model. Lorries reverse over a small bridge, then discharge stone down a
> chute into a waiting wagon.
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> See it here, and a picture of the prototype at:
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> http://www.brickset.com/huwhomepage/moc/trains/redmire/
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> LMKWYT
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> Huw
It's nice to see some European/UK wagon designs for a change. I'll be
posting better pictures of mine as soon as I get my new digital camera.
Harvey Henkelman-Certified Ferroequinologist
http://community.webtv.net/HarveyHenkelman/HarveysLEGOTrain
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| "Harvey Henkelman" <HarveyHenkelman@webtv.net> wrote in message news:GEGoEr.62E@lugnet.com... (...) I look forward to them -- there's a distinct lack of realistic 4-wheel wagon models, as you say. Jason Railton has done some neat ones, too. Huw (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| Ever wondered how the 4536 hoppers are loaded from above? My latest model is based on Redmire, a facility in the North East of England used for loading limestone quarried nearby into railway hopper wagons for onward transport to steel works. Its (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains) !!
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