{"product_id":"rapido-trains-uk-963015-lms-iron-ore-hopper-longmoor-military-railway-no-82691","title":"Rapido Trains UK 963015 - LMS Iron Ore Hopper – Longmoor Military Railway No.82691","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page-header\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woostify-container content-align-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-header\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woostify-container content-align-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-header\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woostify-container content-align-center\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"entry-title\"\u003eLMS 20t Iron Ore Hoppers\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"content\" class=\"site-content\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woostify-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\"\u003e\u003cmain id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\"\u003e\n\u003carticle id=\"post-52446\" class=\"post-52446 page type-page status-publish hentry\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-woostify-heading-6-font-size\"\u003eConstructed between the early-1920s and mid-1930s the LMS produced numerous iron ore hoppers using a variety of diagram numbers, however for the most part they looked identical. Built by several contractors, diagrams 1893, 1894, 1941 and 1942 only differed with the steel that was used to construct them and a handful of buffer varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-woostify-heading-6-font-size\"\u003eWith a carrying capacity of 20 tons, the iron ore wagons were used for carrying a plethora of raw materials throughout their lifetime and received numerous extensions, additions and alternations in their later lives to accommodate their new owners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-woostify-heading-6-font-size\"\u003eSeveral were converted to carry lime, requiring a covered roof with a loading hatch. These were issued a new diagram number as Dia. 2194.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-woostify-heading-6-font-size\"\u003eThe original design clearly proved its worth, as they found several industrial homes once BR had finished with them. The National Coal Board acquired large numbers, to increase their overall carrying capacity many wagons were further fitted with wooden-planked tops that they dubbed ‘greedy boards’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-woostify-heading-6-font-size\"\u003eOther more specialised railways also inherited a handful of these multipurpose hoppers, with versions being spotted alongside the eclectic rolling stock of the Longmoor Military Railway in Hampshire, and even some going into service for the British Sugar Corporation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-woostify-heading-6-font-size\"\u003eA number of LMS 20t iron ore hoppers have thankfully survived into preservation, including the several versions that the lovely folks at Rocks by Rail at Cottesmore let Rapido survey for this project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-woostify-heading-6-font-size\"\u003eRapido models feature the usual wealth of detail, tooling variants to cover a selection of the diagrams, a hatched peak roof, and greedy board version, and metal bearings that will help with the smooth running of the inevitably heavily laden train.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-woostify-heading-6-font-size\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-woostify-heading-6-font-size\"\u003eThis wagon has the following features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-woostify-heading-6-font-size\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLMS 20t Hopper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLongmoor Military Railway No. 82691\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStraight buffer shanks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpoked wheels running in metal bearings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh level of detail above and below the floor line\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh quality livery application\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNEM coupler pockets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1:76 scale, (OO gauge)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK designed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/main\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rapido Trains UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55349092221313,"sku":"963015","price":29.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/5292\/7467\/files\/963015.png?v=1771368563","url":"https:\/\/www.grandadstrainshop.co.uk\/products\/rapido-trains-uk-963015-lms-iron-ore-hopper-longmoor-military-railway-no-82691","provider":"Grandad's Train Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}