963008 LMS Iron Ore Hopper - BR (Iron Ore) No.M690863 Accessory-Decoders Use a crimping tool to

Use a crimping tool to attach to all LGB 0

Simpkins were confined to North of Birmingham and their competitors South

Production continued after the war with Lots 209

The RAF used it extensively at fighter and bomber bases during the conflict and in the early post war years

963008 LMS Iron Ore Hopper - BR (Iron Ore) No.M690863 Accessory-Decoders Use a crimping tool toConstructed between the early 1920s and mid 1930s the LMS produced numerous Iron Ore Hoppers using a variety of diagram numbers, however, for the most part, they looked identical. Built by several contractors the diagram 1893, 1894, 1941, and 1942s only differed with the steel that was used to construct them and a handful of buffer varieties. With a carrying capacity of 20 tons, the Iron Ore wagons were used for carrying a plethora of raw materials