HYA 'Cutdown' hopper Profile and Models
371064 at Shirebrook in July 2016. ©Derek Wilson
In 2015, the increase in the UK's carbon tax meant that many coal carrying wagons were stored practically overnight. Some were repurposed for aggregates traffic but the dense nature of the stone meant that many could only be partially filled. VTG experimented with reducing the size of HYA/ IIA wagons to make them more suitable. This was a success and by 2021, nearly half of the original wagons had been converted for this. Regardless of whether they started life as a HYA or IIA, all wagons are coded as HYAs and bear a number of different livery variations.
(Information provided via Accurascale)
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Type of Vehicle |
Hopper wagon |
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Builder |
IRS, Romania (Modified by WH Davis, UK) |
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Build Dates |
2016 to 2021 |
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Total Built |
Around 180 |
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Wheel Configuration |
2 x TF25 Bogies |
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Operated By |
VTG/ GB Railfreight/ Tarmac Touax/ GB Railfreight/ Cemex NACCO |
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Main Duties |
Aggregates |
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In Service Until |
Present |
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Surviving Examples |
All in service |
NACCO
GBRf - GB Railfreight