NCB North West - HE3823 - Warrior - DCC Sound Wagon Type_HMA Hopper Turned metal sprung buffers

Turned metal sprung buffers

It was cut up at Hull’s of Rotherham in February 2008

The Driving Cars (DRBFO and DMSO) are supplied with optional extended magnetic front mounted Voith couplings

Original nose grilles

Staff snatchers

NCB North West - HE3823 - Warrior - DCC Sound Wagon Type_HMA Hopper Turned metal sprung buffersNew to the NCB in September 1954, 3823 was allocated to the North West division, initially at Walkden Railways in Lancashire. It was fitted with a Giesl ejector and underfeed stoker sometime in 1966 before transferring to Bickerhsaw Colliery in Leigh and allocated the rather catchy number 63 000 432. Here it worked until withdrawal in 1983 although for the last couple of years carried the unofficial name of Fred chalked on the tank sides, along with a