The Dogfish were pone of BRs small ballast hopper wagons with some 1200 being built. Measuring in with a 14ft wheelbase, they were 22ft 6in over headstocks. They were designed to carry 24 Tons of ballast and were all fitted with vacuum brakes from new.
Many lasted into the 1990s while a programme to fit air-brakes to surviving Dogfish wagons was started in 2000. Despite this, the last
examples were withdrawn in 2006. Many have survived into preservation
- Finely moulded body with many separately added details
- Accurately applied livery and painted details
- NEM pockets with self centring couplings