Private Owner non air coal hoppers pack LCH004 40class Commonwealth Railways GM12 class locomotive

Commonwealth Railways GM12 class locomotive

Injection moulded body & under frame in all passenger cars

The 2AA bogies were used under the famous "FO" Class end-platform cars as well as under a number of older bogie brake vans such as the PHG

Recommended minimum curve of 10

Private Owner non air coal hoppers pack LCH004 40class Commonwealth Railways GM12 class locomotiveThe private owner coal hopper was used in the Newcastle coal fields and beyond for over a century and became synonymous with J and A Brown and the South Maitland Railways Pty Ltd. They were used to transport coal from the many collieries dotted around Newcastle etc. A typical train length was 28 wagons per loco and they were finally withdrawn from service in 1977.