Catfish ballast hopper Profile and Models

Catfish ballast hopper

ZEV DB983668 at Duddeston in May 1985. ©Steve Jones

Metro-Cammell produced six batches of Catfish (ZEV/ ZFV) wagons for British Rail between 1954 and 1961. They formed BR's standard fleet of ballast hoppers, along with the similar Dogfish wagons, and were fitted with vacuum brakes from new. Many lasted into the 1990s, with the last withdrawn by 2006.

Type of Vehicle

 Hopper Wagon

Builder

 Metro-Cammell

Build Dates

 1954 to 1961

Total Built

 716

Wheel Configuration

 4-wheel

Operated By

 British Rail
EWS

Main Duties

 Ballast transport

In Service Until

 2006

Surviving Examples

 Some in preservation

 

O Gauge (1:43 Scale)
trainModels Produced
Logo for Heljan
Heljan O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Catfish ballast hopper

Unpowered
format_paintLiveries Produced
BR plain black livery sample BR plain black
(1948 - 1980)
BR gulf red livery sample BR gulf red
(1950 - 1980)
BR departmental olive livery sample BR departmental olive
(1955 - 1985)
BR engineers yellow livery sample BR engineers yellow
(1970 - 1994)
Civil Engineers 'Dutch' livery sample Civil Engineers 'Dutch'
(1990 - 2000)
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Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Cambrian C11Cambrian BR Ballast hopper wagon, Catfish/ZEV 1955 Requires assembly Not set C11Cambrian
View 		BR Ballast hopper wagon, Catfish/ZEV 1955 Awaiting Categorisation