KMRC announce an Exclusive range of 0 Gauge CDA China Clay hoppers.

Contributed by: Graham Muspratt

8 Feb 2023 00:00am

We announce a new Exclusive range of 0 Gauge CDA China Clay hoppers commissioned through Dapol. These CDA hoppers are synonymous with the current the Kernow China Clay Scene, seen working from various clay works / dries to the docks at Carne Point, Fowey.
 
British Rail introduced a fleet of 125 CDA hoppers to carry china clay from Kernow/Cornwall in 1987. They were built at BREL Doncaster works and based on the HAA Merry-Go-Round coal hopper wagons with the addition of a rolling roof, and associated operating mechanism, to protect the china clay being carried inside. A further batch of 15 were converted from existing HAA hoppers in 1989.
 
The CDAs replaced a number of older designs of smaller open-end tipper ‘clayhood’ wagons. Much of the traffic was destined for export through the docks at Fowey, but also to Staffordshire (for use in pottery) and Scotland (primarily for paper mills). They have been operated by British Rail for English China Clays PLC (ECC), English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) and many continue in operation on their original duties for their current operator DB Cargo.
 
The Kernow Model Rail Centre Exclusive highly detailed CDA models in 0 Gauge are being produced for KMRC by Dapol and are based on their HAA model with the additional CDA rolling roof and operating mechanism added.

The models feature a highly details and accurate body and chassis, sprung metal buffers, sprung metal coupling hook and metal screw link coupling and fine profiled wheels running in brass bearing pockets.
 
Initially fourteen livery versions to cover the CDA hopper entire working life to date, priced at £74.95 each, are available, to see the whole range on their dedicated page click here.

Chris Trerise, Managing Director, said: “With the CDA hoppers being an integral part of the Kernow China Clay scene since 1987, it was an obvious gap in the 0 Gauge market for us to fill by commissioning these models in partnership with Dapol.”

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