KIB Tiphook telescopic hood Profile and Models

KIB Tiphook telescopic hood

KIA 33-80-4667-034-9 at Long Marston in 2010. © Simon Bendall

These telescopic hood wagons were manufactured by Linke Hoffmann Busch and originally operated by VTG and more recently Tiphook Rail. Their unqiue opening roof hood provided safe and dry transport for their steel loads as well as an easy and efficient way to load and unload them. These wagons were typically seen in rakes of 10 or more.

Type of Vehicle

Telescopic Hood Flat Wagon

Builder

Linke Hoffmann Busch

Build Dates

1979 to 1985

Total Built

104

Wheel Configuration

Bogies

Operated By

GE Rail Services
Tiphook Rail
VTG

Main Duties

Transporting sheet or coiled steel loads

In Service Until

Present

Surviving Examples

Many still in use

 

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Dapol No image available RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Unpowered B779-TLW
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Telescopic Hood Wagon 069 9 046-3 'Tiphook Rail' in Blue - Weathered - Limited Edition for Trainlines of Derby