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First cut-down HRA hopper outshopped

THE third week of February saw the first Stoke ‘cut ‘n’ shut’ HRA hopper wagon moved outside of the DB Cargo facility’s paintshop after being repainted in DB red.

Former HTA No. 310501 has been renumbered as No. 41 70 6723 002-5 and, unlike many previous conversions such as the HKAs and MXAs, there is no evidence of

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