Private Owner non air coal hoppers pack LCH004 40class permitting the launch of services

permitting the launch of services such as the Northern Tablelands XPT and the Riverina XPT

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Injection moulded body & under frame in all passenger cars

Two colour schemes are available:

Urethane body and fuel tank with brass mirrors and ladder and Atlas SD7 chassis

Private Owner non air coal hoppers pack LCH004 40class permitting the launch of servicesThe private owner coal hopper was used in the Newcastle coal fields and beyond for over a century and became synonymous with J and A Brown and the South Maitland Railways Pty Ltd. They were used to transport coal from the many collieries dotted around Newcastle etc. A typical train length was 28 wagons per loco and they were finally withdrawn from service in 1977.