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    MERRY-GO-ROUND HOPPERS

    Jun 16, 2022 3 minutes
    Words: David Ratcliffe

    The 26T capacity two-axle Merry-Go- Round coal hopper was one of the most successful of all BR air-braked wagon designs, with some 11,161 being built at Ashford, Darlington, and Shildon between 1964 and 1982, and they revolutionised the transport of coal to power stations and other industrial customers such as steel and cement works.

    Designed for operation in block train service to the new base-load power stations which were opened during the 1960s,

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