Auscision Models - NNCH-21 - Open Hopper, 3-Bay, NHFF Bomb Bay - Pacific National - NHKF-43359-Y

Prototype History: These open hoppers were built between 1982 and 1984 by EPT. They were made from stainless steel. These hoppers were built specifically to handle the volume of coal that spiked in the 1970s in New South Wales. Mines in the region such as Baal Bone and Charbon Clarence in the Hunter Valley were incredibly productive and a new high volume railcar was called for. The cars were nicknamed ‘Bomb Bay’ hoppers, as they were the first type of hopper fitted with 3 large longitudinal bottom discharge doors.

Their arrival coincided with the expansion of the export coal terminals at Pt Waratah and Pt Kembla Inner Harbour near the city of Newcastle, north of Sydney.

Road Name History: In February 2002, National Rail's freight operations and rollingstock, jointly owned by the Federal, New South Wales and Victorian Governments, were combined with FreightCorp, owned by the New South Wales Government, and sold to a joint venture between Patrick Corporation and Toll Holdings, trading as Pacific National.

Brand/Importer Information: We are proud to produce some of the highest quality Scale model trains in the world. We strive to make the most accurately detailed locomotives and rolling stock for the ever growing Australian market.