C65 BR WALRUS 40ton BALLAST HOPPER WAGON

The 50 SR Hoppers built in 1947 (Kit C67) and the 50 Walrus hoppers built by BR in 1954 were very similar, the most obvious difference being the bogies. The SR wagons had AAR type cast bogies, and the BR ones had plate bogies based on the GWR type.

These were built in 1952 with plate bogies and slightly shorter end platforms than the later Sealion/Seacows. The overall length was thus less than the Sealions and Seacows (by 16" / 5.3mm).

OPERATION: Although these wagons usually ran in block trains from quarries (e.g. Meldon) to main yards, they were often split up & marshalled with other types, e.g. Shark, Dogfish, Turbot, Mermaid etc. The BR Walrus hoppers lasted until about 1990, also in northern England and Scotland. Two were sold to Balfour Beatty and were in use until at least 1997 (DB992481 and DB992491). These had full width platform canopies and air brakes.

LIVERY: Blue underframe and everything above the solebar was white.

We stock wheels for this kit in OO, EM and P4/S4. Please note that as it is a bogie wagon you will require 2 sets.

LINK TO PDF INSTRUCTION SHEET 1 LINK TO PDF INSTRUCTION SHEET 2

There are some good pictures of the prototype at https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brwalrusygv which may help construction.