Model Features

19 side posts; 3 ribs on the end with tall gusset plates, wide radius corners on the ends and a single, elongated hole on the bolster/ roping plate. The reservoir is mounted perpendicular to the car side (with a protective bar between the floor joists) and located between the 4th and 5th major side posts (type 4 underframe). Note how far below the underframe the brake rods hang - the rod connects to the truck above the axles.

• Road Number Series: 7600-7669
• Built by: Hawker Siddeley
• Built: June 1974

There are 12 road numbers available in this release, change quantity in cart to order more than a single car, road numbers are:

• 01  /  TBA
• 02  /  TBA
• 03  /  TBA
• 04  /  TBA
• 05  /  TBA
• 06  /  TBA
• 07  /  TBA
• 08  /  TBA
• 09  /  TBA
• 10  /  TBA
• 11  /  TBA
• 12  /  TBA

All Car Features

• Fully assembled and ready to run
• Highly detailed bodies per prototype
• Photo etched metal parts
• Wire brake rigging where appropriate
• Body mounted Micro-Trains Couplers
• Accurate painting & lettering per prototype, including accurate road numbers as per actual cars
• Limited production run; road numbers in this release will not be released again

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Wondering How These Cars Are Used In Real Life?

We have an article we would like to share put together By Norm Skretting with model photos by Timothy J. Horton titled: "Canadian National Coal & Sulphur Operations In The Alberta Foothills", a PDF of the article can be downloaded by clicking on the button below.

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