Jun 12, 2022 · Remarkably within a couple of years some were repainted in the new Speedlink livery. The Bruninghaus suspension was a success and conversion of the fleet was undertaken quickly during the early 1980s and these wagons were coded HEA.

The privatisation of Railfreight saw new liveries appearing on the HEA fleet, including Transrail grey, Mainline blue, and EWS maroon. With conversions to box wagons gathering pace, and other wagons transferred to internal use (including some sold to the National Coal Board), the number of HEAs declined steadily throughout the 1990s.

Transrail: Main Duties. Coal Transport: In Service Until. 2000s: Surviving Examples. Some in preservation

7F-047-007 Dapol HEA Coal Hooper Wagon number 360208 - Transrail. The Dapol O Gauge HEA & HBA models will feature: Die-cast compensated chassis; Finely profiled wheels and axles with brass bearing pockets; Highly detailed injection moulded hopper body; Many separately added fine details; Sprung metal buffers; Sprung metal coupling hook and ...

Jul 6, 2022 · Bruninghaus springs were fitted to later builds, allowing the maximum speed to be increased from 45mph to 60. This modification must have proven successful as a plan was put in place to retrofit the earlier wagons to the same standard. The TOPS code of HEA was introduced to distinguish these, with the last 80 or so completed by mid-1985.

Apr 6, 1994 · The HBA released in Bauxite and has the original spring and damper suspension design, with HEA version carrying Bauxite, Railfreight Red and Grey, Transrail, Mainline & EWS liveries is fitted with the Bruninghaus style suspension.

The pre-privatisation break-up of Railfreight saw new liveries appearing on the HEA fleet, including Transrail grey, Mainline blue, and EWS maroon.

Bruninghaus springs were fitted to later builds, allowing the maximum speed to be increased from 45mph to 60. This modification must have proven successful as a plan was put in place to retrofit the earlier wagons to the same standard. The TOPS code of HEA was introduced to distinguish these, with the last 80 or so completed by mid-1985.

Apr 14, 2013 · HEAs were still in use on domestic coal to the Smallshaws depots at Shrewsbury and Gobowen until about 2005. ISTR some of this traffic was occasionally loaded at Avonmouth although most came from Scotland. They were also used on a flow from Onllwyn to Doncaster which finished at around the same time.

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