Mophead45143 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Stumbled across this rather hellfire picture on Flickr of a HOP AB in use as a barrier vehicle on an oil train, seen passing Healey Mills in 1972. Cameron 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meld Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 On 15/12/2021 at 20:44, woodenhead said: Has anyone mentioned these gypsum wagons Different sized body, different number of doors, different Chassis shape, different Chassis details. The same, but very, very different. Meld Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 8 minutes ago, meld said: Different sized body, different number of doors, different Chassis shape, different Chassis details. The same, but very, very different. Meld Ha, I actually thought they were HOP/HAA, but now you mention it, they do look a little shorter in the body. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 1 minute ago, The Black Prince said: I think the majority of the MHA fleet is still EWS Maroon, not all of them have "EWS" on them now though. I think there's only a few in DB red but from what I have seen most have EWS painted over. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 5, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) 31 minutes ago, TomScrut said: I think there's only a few in DB red but from what I have seen most have EWS painted over. I think there is only one DB red MHA - 394829. (Can't find any other evidence) (As there was only one MBA - 500144 and one MFA 391034 in DB red) There was a trainload of 43 4-wheelers - mostly MHA - passed me earlier this week. Very little EWS markings visible. Edited January 5, 2022 by newbryford 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold McC Posted January 6, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2022 12 hours ago, newbryford said: I think there is only one DB red MHA - 394829. (Can't find any other evidence) (As there was only one MBA - 500144 and one MFA 391034 in DB red) There was a trainload of 43 4-wheelers - mostly MHA - passed me earlier this week. Very little EWS markings visible. https://accurascale.co.uk/collections/mha-wagons Correct! The lone DB red is in our Pack 1. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham108 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 minute ago, McC said: https://accurascale.co.uk/collections/mha-wagons Correct! The lone DB red is in our Pack 1. Impressive research 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mophead45143 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Just come across another interesting image on Flickr from July 1977, which shows three ex works HAA's behind the 47. These appear to have the line of rivets on the upper body side, so I guess that would make them among the first to be re-bodied. The cradles are freight brown, which was still the standard at the time (railfreight red was a few years later). As far as I can see, re-bodied wagons in freight brown aren't on the current plans for either Cavalex or Accurascale (guess only a limited number would have been done before the cradles were painted red). However, if they were announced in the future I guess I now have the perfect excuse for a triple pack, as this train would have run through my modelling location just minutes before, and is exactly in my time period! Regards, Cameron 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 On 01/01/2022 at 23:44, woodenhead said: Ha, I actually thought they were HOP/HAA, but now you mention it, they do look a little shorter in the body. I've posted some close up pictures of them here... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of IKB Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Any update on production lads? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel Plate Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Looking forward to adding a dozen HOP ABs to my collection. I have plans for a little colliery diversion with a few grubby industrials. Just got to find this round tuit NP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted February 1, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 30/01/2022 at 21:27, The Ghost of IKB said: Any update on production lads? Did you ask "are we were there yet" a lot as a child? Roy 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted February 1, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 30/01/2022 at 21:27, The Ghost of IKB said: Any update on production lads? Hi @The Ghost of IKB, Apologies, we had a burst pipe in our office yesterday (nightmare) so have been dealing with the fallout over the past couple of days. The great news is that our HOP AB/Original HAAs have made it onto a ship and are heading this way. This is HOP AB packs 1-4 and HAA railfreight red packs 1 and 2. These will be on the shelves in late March, all going well with the high seas. Fair play to our factory partner who pulled out all the stops to get some of the stock on their way. The CDA and HCA will arrive now in in Q2, with the rest in Q3 2022. Not bad for an announcement made just over 6 months ago. We will have some nice studio pics of the incoming packs in the next couple of weeks, and they will be on our stand at Model Rail Scotland too. But, in the meantime, a couple of detail and feature teasers, albeit rough and ready! More to follow in the coming weeks with some proper pics! The HOP ABs in particular are getting a bit tight on stock, so if anyone wants to get their order in for a March deliver, well, you know what you need to do... https://accurascale.co.uk/collections/merry-go-round-mgr/wagon-type_haa-hopper? Cheers! Fran 5 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishdurham Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Is this about the time when you mention the coal loads? Did you find a way to overcome the cross bars? I'm sure my bank manager is keeping his fingers crossed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted February 1, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 1, 2022 Hi @Bishdurham. I'm afraid we just cant work out a way to do it for the cross bars. Sorry! Cheers! Fran 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of IKB Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Accurascale Fran said: Hi @Bishdurham. I'm afraid we just cant work out a way to do it for the cross bars. Sorry! Cheers! Fran A cunning plan, now I have to buy one rake that I run full and one rake running empty! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishdurham Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 11 minutes ago, The Ghost of IKB said: A cunning plan, now I have to buy one rake that I run full and one rake running empty! These guys have us worked out! But a 2nd rake is tempting! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dicky L Posted February 1, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 1, 2022 Looking forward to these. Are you planning to do loads for them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BR Blue Posted February 1, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 1, 2022 41 minutes ago, Dicky L said: Looking forward to these. Are you planning to do loads for them? Are you planning on reading a few posts above 2 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rembrow Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 The HOP AB and early HAA versions have been reviewed in the May 2022 edition of Hornby mag. They look excellent. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold McC Posted April 10, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2022 Very close to being in stock now with the rest of the range leaving the factory in just a few weeks time 7 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 50 minutes ago, McC said: Very close to being in stock now with the rest of the range leaving the factory in just a few weeks time Very impressive but...... were the ends of the brake levers really yellow, or white ? Certain regions seem quite obsessive about the handbrake ends and the lever racks, and even if the rest of the vehicle was scruffy at maintenance stage, the white would be sloshed on these items. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold McC Posted April 10, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Covkid said: Very impressive but...... were the ends of the brake levers really yellow, or white ? Certain regions seem quite obsessive about the handbrake ends and the lever racks, and even if the rest of the vehicle was scruffy at maintenance stage, the white would be sloshed on these items. Every example we produce is based on prototype photographs and evidence, so we mimic reality (If it helps, this snap is from a more recent CDA) Edited April 10, 2022 by McC 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbay Express Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Covkid said: Very impressive but...... were the ends of the brake levers really yellow, or white ? Certain regions seem quite obsessive about the handbrake ends and the lever racks, and even if the rest of the vehicle was scruffy at maintenance stage, the white would be sloshed on these items. 2 likely reasons - safety as otherwise people may get caught on them, operationally I expect that someone used to perform a check to ensure that the doors were firmly locked. Bit of paint a great visual aid, especially in darkness and foul weather. Otherwise possible derailments and alot of coal to shovel if the doors burst open. Known it happen on some modern wagons.......Plus unless requiring an enhanced brake test, only the driver to shift it, unless someone takes pitty..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ERIC ALLTORQUE Posted April 10, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 10, 2022 Ironic isnt it,we are now getting supply of the finest models seen of MGR coal running in Great Britain as in real world our energy generation system hits the buffers,who in there right mind though it a good idea to close and destroy this before we have the replacement in place,our model layouts will have another working item shortly,a power station......car alternator and a mamod steam drive and its probably cheaper than being on grid,Accurapower anyone????............... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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