SDS MRC Refrigerated Van Pack E Weathered White (3)
SDS MRC Refrigerated Van Pack E Weathered White (3) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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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
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
Change Of Mind Returns:
Our policy lasts 30 days. If 30 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately we can’t offer you a return, refund or exchange.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
All returns are subject to a 15% restocking and admin fee.
Several types of goods are exempt from being returned - Fuel, Batteries, Books & Magazines.
Additional non-returnable items:
- Gift cards
- Discounted or Sale Items
Warranty/ Faulty Items: 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
The cost of shipping is determined as follows:
- Shipping cost will be automatically calculated on checkout.
- Orders will be shipped via Australia Post or Team Global Express.
- No deliveries will be done outside of Australia.
- If Free Shipping is selected - Hobbytech Toys will decide on the freight carrier service - This is non-negotiable.
- By placing your order on the Hobbytech website or via e-mail/telephone/website you accept all the shipping terms listed above.
Free Shipping:
Free freight applies to the following online orders:
- Orders over $150.00 Interstate and Regional WA, Or Orders Over $75.00 (Perth Metro)
- Orders that exclude items marked "Oversize"
- Orders that exclude items marked "Dangerous"
We have several checks in place to make sure you get the items that you are after and they reach you in good order. If for some reason you didn’t receive the item you ordered, it’s damaged or simply not what you expected then please let us know within 7 days of receiving so we can organize an exchange or refund, whichever you prefer! For items damaged in transit a picture of the packaging will be required.
If the mistake was made at our end, we will happily pay the return postage.
If no one is around when delivery is attempted, a delivery slip with contact information will be left for you to arrange a re-delivery (charges may apply).