4F-026-033 HIA Freightliner Green Limestone Hop. 369015 (Early Build) 1-600-Scale With its modular design

With its modular design

which forced the locomotive out of service until an overhaul in 2013

a masterpiece for advanced modelers

and one such van is the subject of this model

15 single power cars numbered W55020 to W55035 and 10 trailer cars numbered W56280 to W56289 were manufactured

4F-026-033 HIA Freightliner Green Limestone Hop. 369015 (Early Build) 1-600-Scale With its modular designThe HIA limestone hopper was designed for the haulage of limestone, stone and sand and was introduced in 2005 for exclusive operation by Freightliner Heavy Haul Limited. 122 HIA limestone hoppers were manufactured by Wagony Swidinica in Poland. The HIA limestone hopper was 14 metres long with a maximum carrying capacity of 90 tonnes. The wagons worked all over England, typically transporting limestone from Derbyshire (Dowlow) to Yorkshire, Kent,