An illustrated history of British Railways covered hopper wagons V...

An illustrated history of British Railways covered hopper wagons Volume 2. Part 1: Gravity discharge hoppers

This is the first part of Volume 2, looking at the many types of wagon which discharged their loads by gravity.
It has considerable detail about the types of traffic for which these wagons were designed and traffic flows where these wagons were used. As with his previous books, the drawings are based on measurements taken of actual wagons when they were in service.
The earlier book (Volume 1) which describes open hopper wagons, combined with Part 1 & 2 of Volume 2, provides a complete record of hopper wagons operated by British Railways and the private operators active at the time.
To aid modellers, all the books in this Series have a special binding so they can be easily laid flat.
Discounted bundles for this series are now available Full details here. Additionally, the purchase of any three full priced books from this series, but only through the HMRS Website or HMRS’s Ebay Store, will give the customer a 20% discount on all subsequently purchased books in the series, including future releases.
Previous purchase of the 2022 Hopper book (Volume1) through the HMRS Website is eligible.
For further details or queries use the HMRS Website email to contact the Secretary.
Three further books in the series are planned for 2027, with preliminary titles of:
• An Illustrated History of BR Vans – Ordinary Goods Vans
• An Illustrated History of BR Vans – Special Goods Vans
• An Illustrated History of BR Vans – Air Braked Vans