Hi Robert,
I'd really appreciate that, in the meanwhile I'll check the Hornby international site.
To be honest the story behind these hoppers is that a couple of model railroaders has arranged a visit to a town called Zonguldak here in Turkey end of October. This is a major coal mine city north of Turkey. The extracted coal is carried by these hoppers to a rail ferry and shipped to the steel plant 2 hrs sail .
We have arranged this visit such that we shall be part of the whole system, courtesy of our Maerklin shipbroker. i.e we shall load the coal to the hoppers, be part of the shunting to the vessel, travel on board the vessel to the steel plant and unload. Am looking forward to this experiance.
I just fell in love with the hoppers when I saw their pictures.
Cheers
Baykal