NSW HUB Additional Car #6 FH 2nd Class in Indian Red N Scale Car Set:119 The private owner coal hopper

The 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

paint floor

Working headlight and working tender marker lights

Tractive effort (continuous) 57

permitting the XPT to effectively take on overnight services such as the Sydney/Melbourne Express

NSW HUB Additional Car #6 FH 2nd Class in Indian Red N Scale Car Set:119 The private owner coal hopperNSWGR HUB Additional Passenger Car The HUB cars came about with the extension of the contract for the N cars introduced in 1939 as non airconditioned passenger stock. In 1943 a variation of the contract was let for 4 sets of passenger cars to be airconditioned. The HUB sets comprised of 4 sets 116, 117, 118 and 119 with the first set entering service on the 30th April 1948. Each set comprised of 7 cars HFH, RFH, BH, BH, RBH, FH and PFH with car 1 HFH