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<P>Thanks all. There are some productive lines of investigation I can now investigate. I suspect I will end up tracking down one of the Mantua or Athearn hoppers and then modifying the ideas to fit the hoppers modelled on the prototypes used in NSW.</P> <P>Go to <A href="http://www.auscisionmodels.com.au/">http://www.auscisionmodels.com.au/</A> and click on the "Products" tag and look at the "NHFF" Coal Hopper to see the type of unit I will be running (or similar earlier prototypes that I have from another manufacturer)</P> <P>Wayne - The ideas for loads of coal are worth investigating but the weight will make life interesting. Thankfully the loaded run is downhill or level (it will drop around 24 inches from loading to unloading, part of which will be down a 4% grade - This is not as bad as it seems, - see <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethungra_Spiral_(railway">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethungra_Spiral_(railway</A>) or <A href="http://www.artc.com.au/docs/systems/pdf/southern_region_ric003_lb.pdf">http://www.artc.com.au/docs/systems/pdf/southern_region_ric003_lb.pdf</A> on the very far right of the page (schematic only) for the prototype the location with this grade will be based on. Due to relative space of prototype vs model and the resulting compromises needed the "up" and "down" grades on my model will be about 2.2% and 4% respectively...but I digress)</P> <P>I will be running about 24 coal car trains so the weight loaded and un-loaded will be a challenge.</P> <P>As for potential deailments - the cleanup may take time but isn't that a prototype challenge too??!!</P> <P>Anyway, when I can get my AutoCAD file into Jpeg format I'll post some of my design ideas.</P> <P>God Bless</P> <P>Graham</P> <P>PS I should have said "Good Morning" to all you lazy people who have been sleeping while I have worked hard all day - its 9pm Wednesday here but 6am Wednesday "Forum Time". But I can't talk. The roles will be reversed within an hour or two...</P>
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