MGR Coal Hopper (HAA Family) Profile and Models

MGR Coal Hopper (HAA Family)

HDA 368308 at Monk Fryston in May 2001. ©Steve Jones

The fleet of MGR wagons were produced to form block trains of hoppers which both loads and unloads its cargo whilst still moving. They were most commonly used for the delivery of coal to power stations. They were one of the few innovations of the Beeching Axe and were introduced in the 1960s. A vast number of wagons were built and saw use across the UK. Locomotives used with MGR wagons had to be fitted with special electronic speed control equipment that allowed the driver to keep the train steady at a very low speed to aid in the loading and unloading process. The decline of the UK mining industry in the 1980s contributed to making many of these wagons redundant and higher capacity coal hoppers replaced many in the early 2000s. The final MGR working was to Hope Cement Works in August 2010.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Vehicle

 Hopper Wagon

Builder

 BR Darlington Works
BR Shildon Works
BR Ashford Works

Build Dates

 1964 to 1982

Total Built

 11,162

Wheel Configuration

 4-wheel

Operated By

 British Rail
Mainline Freight
EWS
LoadHaul

Main Duties

 Coal Transport

In Service Until

 2010

Surviving Examples

 Several in preservation or converted for other uses

 

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
trainModels Produced
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Hornby OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) MGR Coal Hopper (HAA Family)

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Hornby OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) MGR Coal Hopper (HAA Family)

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Accurascale OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) MGR Coal Hopper (HAA Family)

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Cavalex Models OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) MGR Coal Hopper (HAA Family)

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format_paintLiveries Produced
BR grey livery sample BR grey
(1948 - 1990)
BR bauxite livery sample BR bauxite
(1948 - 1985)
Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe) livery sample Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe)
(1982 - 1992)
Railfreight 'Sector' triple grey livery sample Railfreight 'Sector' triple grey
(1987 - 1994)
Mainline Freight livery sample Mainline Freight
(1994 - 1996)
LoadHaul livery sample LoadHaul
(1994 - 1996)
EWS - English Welsh and Scottish livery sample EWS - English Welsh and Scottish
(1996 - 2009)
Awaiting Categorisation livery sample Awaiting Categorisation
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N Gauge
trainModels Produced
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Minitrix N Gauge MGR Coal Hopper (HAA Family)

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Peco Products N Gauge MGR Coal Hopper (HAA Family)

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Graham Farish N Gauge MGR Coal Hopper (HAA Family)

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format_paintLiveries Produced
BR bauxite livery sample BR bauxite
(1948 - 1985)
BR grey livery sample BR grey
(1948 - 1990)
Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe) livery sample Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe)
(1982 - 1992)
Railfreight 'Sector' triple grey livery sample Railfreight 'Sector' triple grey
(1987 - 1994)
Transrail livery sample Transrail
(1994 - 1996)
Mainline Freight livery sample Mainline Freight
(1994 - 1996)
EWS - English Welsh and Scottish livery sample EWS - English Welsh and Scottish
(1996 - 2009)
Awaiting Categorisation livery sample Awaiting Categorisation
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O Gauge (1:43 Scale)
trainModels Produced
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SkyTrex O Gauge (1:43 Scale) MGR Coal Hopper (HAA Family)

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Dapol O Gauge (1:43 Scale) MGR Coal Hopper (HAA Family)

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compare_arrowsCompare these models
format_paintLiveries Produced
BR bauxite livery sample BR bauxite
(1948 - 1985)
Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe) livery sample Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe)
(1982 - 1992)
Railfreight 'Sector' triple grey livery sample Railfreight 'Sector' triple grey
(1987 - 1994)
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TT gauge (1:120 scale)
trainModels Produced
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Hornby TT gauge (1:120 scale) MGR Coal Hopper (HAA Family)

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format_paintLiveries Produced
Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe) livery sample Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe)
(1982 - 1992)
Railfreight 'Sector' triple grey livery sample Railfreight 'Sector' triple grey
(1987 - 1994)
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