DEVELOPMENTS
■ DB CARGO: The final pair of cut-down HRA bogie aggregate hoppers, Nos. 41 70 6723 009-0 and 41 70 6723 010-8, left DBC’s workshops at Stoke-on-Trent on July 5, giving a fleet of 110 wagons. Notably No. 41 70 6723 009-0 has been given the name ‘Vicky’. Unfortunately, Nos. 41 70 6723 003/006/007/099 were returned to Stoke on July 12 with unspecified damage. The first to depart after repairs was No. HRA 41 70 6723 007-4 on August 9.
