963006 LMS Iron Ore Hopper - LMS (post-36) No.691268 option-set-176 forward of the steam generators

forward of the steam generators which produced the steam needed for supplying heat (and sometimes cooling) and hot water for the train

They were distributed across most of the GWR network and

and works perfectly with TXS decoders

2 x k20-070 (45

963006 LMS Iron Ore Hopper - LMS (post-36) No.691268 option-set-176 forward of the steam generatorsConstructed between the early 1920s and mid 1930s the LMS produced numerous Iron Ore Hoppers using a variety of diagram numbers, however, for the most part, they looked identical. Built by several contractors the diagram 1893, 1894, 1941, and 1942s only differed with the steel that was used to construct them and a handful of buffer varieties. With a carrying capacity of 20 tons, the Iron Ore wagons were used for carrying a plethora of raw materials