SDS MRC Refrigerated Van Pack E Weathered White (3)
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30 Day Returns Policy
30 Day Returns Policy
Warranty/ Faulty: Refund or Exchange
If you are having trouble with any of your purchases, and suspect it could be a warranty issue, then please email or phone us to go through your item's history of use and background. We are very reasonable when it comes to faults, and will try and resolve any concerns you have as quickly and painlessly as possible.
Each product is covered by the respective manufacturers warranty policy and some products may have individual components that are covered by separate warranties and time frames. We do not offer any additional product warranties outside the manufacturer’s warranty.
Please discuss any warranty concerns with us before sending the items back to avoid any confusion and unnecessary costs. We will generally require you to send photos of the product with your purchase details for an initial assessment and we will go from there.
Postage costs will be at the returner’s expense and refunded if the product is proven to be covered by warranty.
If the product is required to be sent back to our suppliers for assessment, we will cover this cost.
We will always try to resolve any warranty concerns as quickly as possible, where any delay is incurred we will communicate this to you.
- A warranty refers to any new product which has a manufacturing defect or a major failure within a reasonable period.
- If the warranty relates to a minor failure then we may replace, repair or refund the item.
- On assessment if the product is deemed as having a major failure, the customer can decide whether they would like a replacement, repair or refund.
- A warranty does not apply to any wear and tear on a product, crash damage or a product being used outside it’s intended use.
For further information, please refer to https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/consumer-rights-guarantees/repair-replace-refund
Posting Returns
When sending items back for exchange, refund, repair or warranty assessment please post to our main office at the following address:
Hobbytech Toys
18/276 Leach Highway
Myaree
WA
6154
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Description
This is the SDS MRC Refrigerated Van Pack E Weathered White (3)
NSWGR
MRC Ice Chilled Wagon
In the 1930s the Main Southern and Short North lines were re-laid with heavier rail allowing the speed limits to be raised from 50 to 60 miles per hour. Later the Hornsby to Broadmeadow and Parramatta to Penrith lines were raised to 70mph. The existing ice chilled refrigerator cars (BRC) were not suitable for these new speed limits so a new design of bogie refrigerator cars was required.
The new MRC car design was of similar construction style to the earlier BRC cars with timber sheathed bodywork on an iron frame with insulated interiors. The cars had a carrying capacity of 20 tons plus 2 tons of ice.
In 1932 the Railway workshops built seven MRC cars to the new design. These entered traffic in November that year and later in 1933 a further 10 cars were built at Clyde by the Railway workshops. These cars were the first to use the 2AE type high speed bogie. A further 57 cars were built between 1933 to 1938 by Ritchie Bros and between 1941 to 1943 Waddingtons built 50 cars across two contracts. All 124 cars were numbered consecutively from 22854-22977, and all were built with two ice hatches, one at each end of the car roof.
Between 1944 and 1946 Waddingtons built 50 cars with 6 ice hatches and between 1948 and 1950 Commonwealth Engineering built 75 cars to the same six hatch design. These cars were numbered 25050-25099 and 25700-25774.
By the late 1950s, with the introduction of the TRC steel bodied ice cooled vans, most of these MRC cars had been converted and recoded as MBC. These were dry box cars with the ice hatches removed but still retained the insulated interior.
In the late 1960s three MBC cars were recoded MFC for North Coast fish traffic, some MBC cars also had the insulated lining removed from the interior with a decrease in the tare weight of 5 tons. These cars were coded MB and had the carrying capacity increased to 25 tons.
In 1973-1974 eight cars were converted to carry explosives, this conversion was an additional single side door and the removal of the interior insulation. These cars were coded BPV and later NZPA.
Most cars were condemned by the late 1980s.
Model Features:
- Highly detailed Ready-to-Run HO scale model
- Injection moulded high quality plastic body
- Etched metal details
- Full brake rigging and underfloor detail
- Semi scale metal rimmed wheels
- Genuine Kadee #158 whisker coupler
- 18” Minimum radius recommended
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does order processing take?
Most orders received before 14:00 are shipped out the same day.
How long will it take to receive my order?
Depending on where you are located - Standard shipping normally takes 3-5 days.
Where is Hobbytech Toys Located?
Hobbytech Toys is located at Unit 18, 276 Leach Highway, Myaree, Western Australia, 6154
Store Opening Hours
Hobbytech Toys is Open Monday - Saturday 09:00 -17:00 & Sunday + Most Public Holidays 11:00 - 17:00.
We are closed on New Years Day, Australia Day, Anzac Day & Christmas Day.
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