For more than 50 years, hot rolled coil (HRC) has been transported by rail, primarily from the steelworks at Port Kembla in New South Wales (NSW). While seasoned railfans and modelers alike may recall the bright blue with white-cradled Tubemakers NCTY open wagons (doorless NODY type) from the 1980s, modern operations are more focussed on containerised or intermodal cradle designs for carrying coil to interstate destinations, rather than fixed and permanent cradles on freight wagons.
HRC, which is often referred to as ‘jumbo’ coil (due to its large size
