ICI bogie limestone hopper Profile and Models

ICI bogie limestone hopper

3252 at Kidderminster on the Severn Valley Railway in November 2020. ©Gareth Price

Introduced in 1936, ICI required these wagons to transport limestone from quarries in the Peak District to Northwich for the production of various chemicals. This was the first 'block freight' train running multiple times a day with a purpose built wagon to maximise the flow of the goods. Originally worked by LMS locomotives, in BR days most medium to large steam classes based in the North West were to be used on the flow including everything from the 4F to 9F.  Most diesel classes have been recorded hauling them as well with classes 20, 24, 25, 28, 31, 37, 40, 45 & 47 all being used at some point.  The wagons lasted just into the 2000s with the last being scrapped in 2001, being replaced by a mix of new build and re-purposed wagons on flows around the country.

Type of Vehicle

Hopper Wagon

Builder

Chas Roberts, Wakefield

Build Dates

1936 to 1953

Total Built

100s

Wheel Configuration

Diamond or Plateback Bogies

Operated By

London, Midland & Scottish Railway
British Railways
EWS

Main Duties

Limestone Transport

In Service Until

1997

Surviving Examples

Some in preservation

 

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) High Peak Castings PMS1 ICI Hopper Wagon kit - includes Ratio bogies Requires assembly Not set PMS1
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ICI Hopper Wagon kit - includes Ratio bogies Awaiting Categorisation