Summary of Variations for the 4550 cu ft
Hawker-Siddeley Cylindrical Hopper
Dear HO & N Scale Customers:
This article on the 15 variations of the the 4550 cu ft Hawker-Siddeley Cylindrical Hopper is actually a work in progress. We will be adding additional information about the 15 versions (Yes 15 versions) of the car in the coming days. We will send all of you an e mail once all the new images and pictures are in place.
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- Body 1, Type 2 End (Low Brace End with Vertical Brake Wheel House, with rectangle cross brace)
- Vertical Face on Bolster
- Low Mounted Air Tank
- Trough Hatch
- Toggle Lock (Outlet Gate)
- 11 Running Board Supports
- Riveted Outlet Gate
- SKNX (CN Assigned) Sask Grain Car Corp,
Number Series: SKNX 397000-397249
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1981
Number Series: SKNX 397250-397476
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1981
- Wheat Board of Canada
Number Series: CNWX 396000-396799
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1981
Version 2 - Grain Car
- Body 1, Type 2 End (Low Brace End with Vertical Brake Wheel House, with rectangle cross brace)
- Vertical Face on Bolster
- Low Mounted Air Tank
- Trough Hatch
- Spiral Cog (Outlet Gate)
- 11 Running Board Supports
- Welded (Smooth) Outlet Gate
- ALPX (CP Assigned) Gov't of Alberta,
Number Series: ALPX 628323-628522
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1981
- CP Multimark,
- CP (Plain Black/White Lettering),
- CP (Plain Light Gray/ Red Lettering)
Number Series: CP 384500-384999
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1981
Version 3 - Grain Car
- Body 1, Type 3 End (Low Brace End with Vertical Brake Wheel House, sharp ½ diamond angle on cross brace)
- Angled Face on Bolster (45 degree)
- Low Mounted Air Tank
- Trough Hatch
- Toogle Lock (Outlet Gate)
- 11 Running Board Supports
- Riveted Outlet Gate
- CNWX Red Gov't of Canada
Number Series: CNWX 109554-109898
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1983
Number Series: CNWX 110395-110686
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1984
Number Series: CNWX 110770-110929
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1984-85
Number Series: CNWX 110947-111047
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1984-85
Number Series: CNWX 111050-111189
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1984
- CN (ex CNWX) Red Gov't of Canada
Version 4 - Grain Car
- Body 1, Type 1 End (High Brace End with Vertical Brake Wheel House, with rectangle cross brace)
- Vertical Face on Bolster
- Low Mounted Air Tank
- Trough Hatch
- Toogle Lock (Outlet Gate)
- 17 Running Board Supports
- Riveted Outlet Cover
- CNWX Red Gov't of Canada
Number Series: CNWX 109000-109449
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1982
- CN (ex CNWX) Red Gov't of Canada
Version 5 - Grain Car
- Body 1, Type 1 End (High Brace End with Vertical Brake Wheel House, with rectangle cross brace)
- Vertical Face on Bolster
- Low Mounted Air Tank
- Trough Hatch
- Spiral Cog (Outlet Gate)
- 11 Running Board Supports
- Welded (Smooth) Outlet Gate
- CPWX Salmon Colored Gov't of Canada
Number Series: CPWX 604302-605301
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1980
Version 6 - Potash Car
- Body 2, Type 1 End (High Brace End with Horizontal Brake Wheel House, with rectangle cross brace)
- Vertical Face on Bolster
- High Mounted Air Tank
- Round Hatch
- Toogle Lock (Outlet Gate)
- 11 Running Board Supports
- Riveted Outlet Gate
- External Brake Line (along Side Sill) and Slack Adjuster
- CP (Light Gray/ no graphics on car)
Number Series: CP 388900-388982
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: 1984 (Blt. 1981)
- CGLX Saskatchewan Potash Corporation (Light Gray)
Number Series: CGLX 1470-1499
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1980
- CGLX Saskatchewan Potash Corporation (Light Gray)
NewNumber Series: CGLX 1700-1731
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1980-81
- CGLX Saskatchewan Potash Corporation (Sour Cherry)
Number Series: CGLX 1500-1599
Leased to: Saskatchewan Potash Corp.
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1980
Version 7 - Potash Car
- Body 2, Type 1 End (High Brace End with Horizontal Brake Wheel House, with rectangle cross brace)
- Vertical Face on Bolster
- High Mounted Air Tank
- Round Hatch
- Spiral Cog (Outlet Gate)
- 11 Running Board Supports
- Welded (Smooth) Outlet Gate
- External Brake Line (along Side Sill) and Slack Adjuster
- CGLX Saskatchewan Potash Corporation
Number Series: CGLX 1600-1699
Leased to: Saskatchewan Potash Corp.
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1981
Version 8 - Potash Car
- Body 2, Type 1 End (High Brace End with Horizontal Brake Wheel House, with rectangle cross brace)
- Vertical Face on Bolster
- High Mounted Air Tank
- Round Hatch
- Spiral Cog (Outlet Gate)
- 17 Running Board Supports
- Welded (Smooth) Outlet Gate
- External Brake Line (along Side Sill) and Slack Adjuster
- Canpotex PTEX,
Number Series: PTEX 455000 - 455058
Leased to: Canpotex
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1978
Number Series: PTEX 455059 - 455099
Leased to: Canpotex
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1978
Number Series: PTEX 455100 - 455399
Leased to: Canpotex
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1978
Number Series: PTEX 455400 - 455599
Leased to: Canpotex
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1979
- IC, NAHX, CN (Brown with Noodle and url address)
Version 9 - Grain Car (with Potash Features)
- Body 1, Type 1 End (High Brace End with Horizontal Brake Wheel House, with rectangle cross brace)
- Vertical Face on Bolster
- High Mounted Air Tank
- Trough Hatch
- Toogle Lock (Outlet Gate)
- 11 Running Board Supports
- Riveted Outlet Gate
- External Brake Line (along Side Sill) and Slack Adjuster
- CGLX Saskatchewan Potash Corporation (Plain Gray), CP (Plain Gray)
Version 10 - Grain Car
- Body 1, Type 2 End (Low Brace End with Vertical Brake Wheel House, with rectangle cross brace)
- Vertical Face on Bolster
- Low Mounted Air Tank
- Trough Hatch
- Toogle Lock (Outlet Gate)
- 11 Running Board Supports
- Welded (Smooth) Outlet Gate
- SKPX (CP Assigned) Sask Grain Car Corp
Number Series: SKPX 625000-625272
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1981
Number Series: SKPX 625273-625522
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1981
- CPWX (CP Assigned) Salmon Colored Gov't of Canada
Number Series: CPWX 604302-605301
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1980
Version 11 - Potash Car
- Body 2, Type 1 End (High Brace End with Horizontal Brake Wheel House, with rectangle cross brace)
- Vertical Face on Bolster
- High Mounted Air Tank
- Round Hatch
- Toogle Lock (Outlet Gate)
- 17 Running Board Supports
- Welded (Smooth) Outlet Gate
- External Brake Line (along Side Sill) and Slack Adjuster
- CGLX Saskatchewan Potash Corporation (Sour Cherry)
Number Series: CGLX 910-1409
Leased to: Saskatchewan Potash Corp.
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1979
- (Plain Gray)
Version 12 - Potash Car
- Body 2, Type 2 End (High Brace End with Horizontal Brake Wheel House, with rectangle cross brace)
- Vertical Face on Bolster
- High Mounted Air Tank
- Round Hatch
- Spiral Cog (Outlet Gate))
- 11 Running Board Supports
- Welded (Smooth) Outlet Gate
- External Brake Line (along Side Sill) and Slack Adjuster
- Canpotex PTEX,
Number Series: PTEX 455600 - 456099
Leased to: Canpotex
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1980
- CN (Plain Brown with web address)
- CN (Plain Gray)
- IC (Plain Gray)
Version 13 - Potash Car
- Body 2, Type 2 End (High Brace End with Horizontal Brake Wheel House, with rectangle cross brace)
- Vertical Face on Bolster
- High Mounted Air Tank
- Round Hatch
- Spiral Cog (Outlet Gate)
- 17 Running Board Supports
- Welded (Smooth) Outlet Gate
- External Brake Line (along Side Sill) and Slack Adjuster
- CN (Plain Brown with web address),
- CN (Plain Brown with web address and Wet Noodle,
Version 14 - Grain Car (with Potash Features)
- Body 1, Type 1 End (High Brace End with Horizontal Brake Wheel House, with rectangle cross brace)
- Vertical Face on Bolster
- High Mounted Air Tank
- Trough Hatch
- Spiral Cog (Outlet Gate)
- 17 Running Board Supports
- Riveted Outlet Gate
- External Brake Line (along Side Sill) and Slack Adjuster
- CP 389250-389449 (Plain Gray)
- CGLX 389250-389449 (Plain Gray)
- GCCX 389250-389449 (Plain Gray)
Version 15 - Grain Car
- Body 1, Type 1 End (High Brace End with Vertical Brake Wheel House, with rectangle cross brace)
- Vertical Face on Bolster
- Low Mounted Air Tank
- Trough Hatch
- Spiral Cog (Outlet Gate)
- 17 Running Board Supports
- Welded (Smooth) Outlet Gate
- CPWX (CP Assigned) Salmon Colored Gov't of Canada
Number Series: CPWX 601074-602473
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1976
Number Series: CPWX 603714-604301
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1977
Number Series: CPWX 601074-602473
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1978
Number Series: CPWX 604302-605301
Builder: Hawker-Siddeley
Acquired: New 1980
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