{"product_id":"peco-china-clay-hood-wagon-ucv-b743470-bauxite","title":"PECO CHINA CLAY HOOD WAGON, UCV B743470, BAUXITE","description":"\u003cp\u003eChina clay traffic from Cornwall requires, and still requires, special handling as the mineral can suffer from\rcontamination if allowed to become wet. Pre-nationalisation there were many different vehicles but from the\rlate 1940s and early 50s a new standard china clay wagon (then referred to as a “Clay-Tip”) was introduced\rby the GWR and British Railways. Eventually 875 wagons were built and these lasted well into the 1970s,\rafter which the fleet was reduced as volumes declined. They operated all internal Cornish china clay trains\rand on a long-distance service between Cornwall and the Staffordshire potteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eThese wagons featured end-opening doors to allow the clay to be released by tipping the wagon. Originally\rthe wagons were covered by tarpaulins, but this method was difficult to handle, damage in the tarps causing\rleaks and the generally tying and untying of ropes being an inefficient process. So in the mid-70s the idea\rof creating a “tent” cover was introduced, allowing water to run off and the new arrangement was less likely\rto attract damage. The “hoods” as they were referred to were coloured sky blue in recognition of the ECC\rcompany colours, although in no time the chin clay caused them to become much paler! In the era of the\rBR “TOPS” system the wagons were coded UCV but in 1983 that code was changed to OOV (no physical\rchanges occurred to the wagons). Our models represent these types from a different period in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eBy 1987 it was realised that a new vehicle would be required as the wooden-bodied clay hoods were reaching the end of their lives, which led to the introduction of the CDA hopper and the end of the familiar “hoods”. Around 12 survive in various states of preservation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cul\u003e\r    \u003cli\u003eDetailed body and under-frame moulding\u003c\/li\u003e\r    \u003cli\u003eFinely decorated and printed detail\u003c\/li\u003e\r    \u003cli\u003eCouplers mounted in pocket for easy removal if desired\u003c\/li\u003e\r    \u003cli\u003eMetal-tyred disc wheels\u003c\/li\u003e\r    \u003cli\u003eSeparate hood that replicates the real thing in very fine detail\u003c\/li\u003e\r\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"PECO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45254094422039,"sku":"NR1201B","price":58.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/6637\/4935\/files\/NR1201B.jpg?v=1783504827","url":"https:\/\/www.hobbyvault.com.au\/products\/peco-china-clay-hood-wagon-ucv-b743470-bauxite","provider":"Hobby Vault Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}