Dapol O Gauge 7F-048-101 HAA Merry-Go Round MGR Hopper Wagon 351678 Red Cradle Top Canopy

Model of BR HAA merry-go-round MGR coal hopper wagon wagon 351678 with red painted hopper framing and top canopy.
HAA hoppers were produced for the mass transport of coal from colliery to power station in a non stop loop known as `Merry Go Round Operation’, this led to the wagon being known as MGR wagons. Over 11,000 of these 32T hoppers were manufactured for BR mainly at Shildon between 1964 and 1965.
To reduce dust from the coal being blown from the tops of these hoppers on some routes a number of wagons were fitted with top canopies. Dapol have produced a new tooling to model this modification.