Dapol 7F-026-005 HIA Limestone Hopper Freightliner Heavy Haul Green 369002

Details

The HIA limestone hopper was designed for the haulage of limestone, stone and sand and was introduced in 2005 for exclusive operation by Freightliner Heavy Haul Limited. 122 HIA limestone hoppers were manufactured by Wagony Swidinica in Poland of which 95 operated in the Heavy Haul green livery and 27 in the white. The HIA limestone hopper was 14 metres long with a maximum carrying capacity of 90 tonnes. The wagons worked all over England, typically transporting limestone from Derbyshire (Dowlow) to Yorkshire, Kent, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Lancashire.

Features

• Finely moulded body with many separately added details
• Heavy dicast chassis
• Super detailed underframe
• Finely detailed bogies including metal suspension spring details
• Pin point axles providing extremely smooth free running
• Sprung buffers
• Screw link couplings (Instanter shown on EP)
• Accurately applied livery