{"product_id":"on-track-models-ch-4-4-pack-ch-33156-ch-33183-ch-33240-ch-33243-coal-hopper-nswr-1970-ho-scale","title":"On Track Models, CH-4 (4 pack) CH 33156, CH 33183, CH 33240, CH 33243, Coal Hopper, NSWR 1970, HO Scale","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the 3rd batch of Aluminium Coal Hoppers to be called CH. Tullochs of Rhodes produced 100 of these hoppers from December 1969 to November 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 3 door 'Clam Shell' design was unique to this hopper, and they were numbered from 33151-33250.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first 4 hoppers (33151-33154) had a trial new logo for the NSWR, a yellow background with a black stylised 'R' with NSW written vertically within the 'R'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt doesn't appear that this was successful as later on another 4 hoppers (33201-33204) were chosen for a revised design, being a white background with a red 'R'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo other hoppers in this batch had this logo applied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn Track Models is producing 2 packs of 4 models, each pack represents each version of trial logo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the Railways evaluated the new trial logos on the first 4 hoppers produced, Tullochs produced another 46 hoppers (33155-33200) before the second trial logo was introduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTulloch manufactured a further 46 hoppers (33205-33250) thus completing its contract with the NSWR.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNone of these 92 hoppers had any logos applied other than the usual code boards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey have been used throughout NSW on Coal Traffic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese hoppers retained their CH code until the 4 letter re-codings of the 1980's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn Track Models produces 3 packs of 4 models based on these wagons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"On Track Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43089371398249,"sku":"OT-1970CH4","price":220.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/auroratrains.com.au\/products\/on-track-models-ch-4-4-pack-ch-33156-ch-33183-ch-33240-ch-33243-coal-hopper-nswr-1970-ho-scale","provider":"Aurora Trains","version":"1.0","type":"link"}