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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

1980 Hornby release

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

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2003 Hornby release

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

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2022 Accurascale release

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

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2022 Cavalex Models release

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

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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

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1983 Minitrix release

Minitrix N Gauge MGR Coal Hopper (HAA Family)

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2004 Peco Products release

Peco Products N Gauge MGR Coal Hopper (HAA Family)

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2005 Graham Farish release

Graham Farish N Gauge MGR Coal Hopper (HAA Family)

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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

2005 SkyTrex release

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

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2015 Dapol release

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

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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

2023 Hornby release

Hornby TT gauge (1:120 scale) MGR Coal Hopper (HAA Family)

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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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Products awaiting categorisation

Scale	Brand	Image	Construction Type	DCC Capability	Product Code	Product Title	Livery
N Gauge	Graham Farish		RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Not set	373-901Ex4 View	Set of 4 BR HAA Hopper Wagons EWS No. 357060	Awaiting Categorisation