Roco wagon can i use it for UK layout

[scottishlocos]

Guys

Seen this wagon

http://www.hattons.co.uk/stocklist/1000453/1000589/1000637/0/Roco_N_Gauge_Wagons/prodlist.aspx

not a million miles away from the PBA China clay wagons would it look out of place on my layout am sure wagons like this came through channel tunnel at some point

Dave

[ntpntpntp]

Which one are you talking about from that list - the long bogie swivel-roof hopper?

[scottishlocos]

Yeah sorry just seen link takes you to page and not the item it is bogie swivel hopper thanks

[ntpntpntp]

Will be interesting to find out if they do come over to the UK.  I don't know.

As a Continental N modeller I usually want to know the opposite, ie. which british wagon types can be seen abroad?  Stuff like the Dapol Megafrets and Farish container flats interest me from that point of view.

[koyli55002]

I believe, in the late 80's and early 90's, there were severl freight exhibitions (was a big one at Cricklewood in 1990) so maybe there is the "raison d'etre" for one making it onto UK metals ?

[70000]

I don't think any wagons of that type ever made it through the tunnel to the UK, or even the train ferries prior to that, as they look more like Euro loading gauge wagons. They are the sort of wagon that would have surely been reported in the railway press at the time if they did.
However, considering I have photos of Jordanian Railway Corporation bogie hopper wagons sitting in Ipswich Upper Goods Yard in the 1970's, anything is possible!!

[scottishlocos]

Thanks

As I said its not too far off so will do for me i already have an Arnold Cargowsggon which is a nice model

[njee20]

Obviously they'll be smaller than UK models, but with the larger loading gauge it may not be too obvious.