38-030C HHA Bogie Hopper Freightliner 'Heavy Haul' Silver & Green No.370254 bachamnn the Class 450s were built

the Class 450s were built with standard and first class accommodation

all 49 locomotives were fitted for push-pull working with Southern Region multiple units

the locomotive finished its career where it had started

given larger boilers

so did the need for such vast numbers of coal hoppers resulting in most of the HHAs being stored

38-030C HHA Bogie Hopper Freightliner 'Heavy Haul' Silver & Green No.370254 bachamnn the Class 450s were builtThe HHA Bogie Hopper Wagons were introduced in 2000 and at almost 20m in length, were some of the largest wagons operating on the UK network. With a capacity of 73. 5 tonnes and fitted with 4 automatic discharge doors, Freightliner had built up a fleet of 446 HHAs by 2005 for use on coal traffic. However, as the UKs dependency on coal fired power stations reduced, so did the need for such vast numbers of coal hoppers resulting in most of the HHAs