JGA aggregates hopper Profile and Models
FLHH 17324 at Stoke Gifford Yard in May 2010. ©Hugh Llewelyn
The fleet of bogie hoppers used by Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) wear a distinctive bright orange livery and until 2007 could be seen running in block formations carrying limestone from the quarry at Peak Forest near Buxton. The total of 89 wagons covers four batches built to three main designs over a period of 13 years, and trains often featured several or all of the variants. Bardon Hill Quarries (later renamed Bardon Aggregates) bought four batches of bogie hoppers between 1986 and 2004, totalling 73 wagons. They have been used in block formations between the quarries in Leicestershire and various terminals in the southeast of England. |
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Type of Vehicle |
Aggregate Hopper Wagon |
Builder |
Standard Wagon Co, RFS, Tatrastrok Poprad (JGA RMC hoppers) WH Davis (JGA/ PHA Bardon hoppers) |
Build Dates |
1984 to 2004 |
Total Built |
87 (JGA RMC hoppers) 73 (JGA/ PHA Bardon hoppers) |
Wheel Configuration |
2 x Bogies |
Operated By |
Bardon Aggregates Aggregate Industries NACCO VTG Freightliner Private Owners |
Main Duties |
Aggregate Transport |
In Service Until |
Present |
Surviving Examples |
Some still in service |