19850223_ZD_AdrianNicols
88 ton Bogie Covered Hopper Wagon.
DETAILS FOR THIS VEHICLE., Location : Mossend Down Yard., Date : 12/04/2012., Type : Covered Bogie Hopper Wagon., Weight : 88 t GLW / 21.3 t Tare., Number : VTG 13522., Number Series : VTG 13500 to VTG 13524. (originally TRL prefixed)., Builder : 1983 by Cadoux, Paris, France., TOPS Code : JAA. (ex PBA)., Design Code : JA005A., , ADDITIONAL NOTES., These French built bogie covered hoppers have seen use carrying minerals and fine powder products like lime and sand since construction in the early 1980's. The fleet of 25 vehicles has dwindled to just 4 still registered to run on the national network. The wagon type wasn't overly successful and the bulk of the fleet had been withdrawn by 1993. Some examples had their roof doors removed to become PHA hoppers for carrying gravel but this use didn't last. They started out operated by lease company TRL (Tiger Rail Leasing) the remaining 4 are now operated by VTG with surviving numbers 13514/518/521 & 522, they all tend to operate between Dowlow in Derbyshire and Mossend in Scotland., , The vehicle seen here still carries its old TOPS code of PBA when all private owner vehicles started with a "P" TOPS Code. In 1991 the P group was split into three groups, P - four wheeled, J - bogied and K - containers flats and specials. This wagon should carry code JAA and its change of ownership has been rather crudely applied with TRL replaced by a VTG prefix. The vehicle depicted works between Dowlow Lime Works in Derbyshire operated by Lafarge and the freight terminal at Mossend operated by P.D. Stirling Ltd conveying lime for use in the glass industry.
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