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Re: New MOC: Loading point for aggregate hoppers
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Date: 
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?

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.

See it here, and a picture of the prototype at:

http://www.brickset.com/huwhomepage/moc/trains/redmire/

LMKWYT

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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