Dapol O Gauge 7F-033-004 BR B437221 24 Ton Iron Ore Hopper Wagon BR Bauxite Sand 35mph

The British Railways 22-24 ton capacity iron ore hoppers were developed from LNER designs and wagons built for private owners in the 1930s. Charles Roberts built 1,000 22 ton wagons in 1949, likely ordered by the Ministry of Transport before nationalisation and allocated BR diagram 1/161. A year later 1,500 were built by Charles Roberts, uprated to 24 tons capacity and allocated diagram 1/162 along with 500 of the 1949 wagons also uprated. They were initially used for iron ore traffic and latterly Limestone, chalk and sand, lasting in service until circa 1980.
Model finished in British Railways bauxite livery and lettered for sand traffic with a maximum speed of 35mph. 1960s onwards.