PRH Cement Hopper

 

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PRH 7 preserved at Kandos in 2006.                                                  Josh Beveridge

 

These wagons were CCH underframes fitted with a single compartment silo (or pot as commonly referred). The tank was designed to carry cement powder. The contents were pneumatically discharged.

Little is known about these wagons. Please forward information if you have any to the Website Author

 

Running Numbers: 1-9

 

Length:                                    Tare: ?                         Capacity: ?                                          Gross: ?                      Equiv Length: 1

 

Coding: Only ever coded PRH.

 

Colour Scheme: Originally gunmetal grey underframe with off-white tank. Various other liveries depending on customer.

 

Period of Service: Until 1974

 

Operation: These wagons were loaded at Kandos and possibly Portland cement works and taken to various destinations in NSW.

 

Modelling: The CCH underframe is available from a LCH/CCH, but the cement pot would have to be scratchbuilt.

 

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More of PRH 7 at Kandos.                                                                 Josh Beveridge

 

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PRH 9 at Dorrigo.                                                       Casula Hobbies Collection

 

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PRH 9 at Dorrigo in 2008.                                                                  Brent Smith