56 ton 'Consett' Iron Ore hoppers Profile and Models

56 ton 'Consett' Iron Ore hoppers

B446000 Consett wagon. Official works photo. ©Public Domain

The fleet of 56 ton 'Consett' iron ore carrying wagons were produced by British Railways to fulfill a contract between BR and the Consett Iron Ore Company of the North East. Iron ore was unloaded at Tyne Docks by ship and was unloaded into bunkers for transfer by rail to the Consett Iron works. The vehicles replaced the ageing fleet of LNER 21 ton hoppers and featured air-powered doors for unloading at a quicker rate. The wagons were retired in the mid 1970s and replaced with far larger 100 ton PTA wagons.

Type of Vehicle

Open ore wagon

Builder

BR Works

Build Dates

1953

Total Built

30

Wheel Configuration

2 x Bogies

Operated By

British Railways

Main Duties

Iron ore transport

In Service Until

1974

Surviving Examples

All scrapped

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Hornby R103Hopper Hopper wagon Roberts '1100' RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set R103Hopper
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Hopper wagon Roberts '1100' Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Hornby R232 Consett Iron Ore Wagon 1441 RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set R232
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Consett Iron Ore Wagon 1441 Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Hornby R732 Consett Iron Ore Wagon 1441 RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set R732
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Consett Iron Ore Wagon 1441 Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Tri-ang R214A 21T Ore & Ballast Hopper Wagon in BR grey - B1402 RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set R214A
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21T Ore & Ballast Hopper Wagon in BR grey - B1402 BR grey