Hartland Loco Works USA - Gondolas

[bluewater1150]

Great open freight wagons - trouble is nowhere has them on this side of the pond - I&G Steam N. Wales used to sell them - but no longer. Here with HLW link

http://www.h-l-w.com/products/mini%20series.html

Has anyone imported them or found them for sale in the UK?

Elliot
Northumberland

[peterbunce]

Hi elliot,

I think that Steve at Back 2 bay 6 (http://www.back2bay6.com/) used to sell them - I'd send him an e-mail, asking about them.

Alternativly send a note to HLW themselves - they are very approachable, asking who sells the series in the UK.

[Jerm]

Hi,

My start in garden railways was with purely HLW stock and it's pretty good equipment - relatively inexpensive, durable, strong locomotives. One of the biggest reasons I left them, though is a lack of availability. I placed my initial order through my local hobby shop and, to be frank, it was a sizeable order. After that, though, they couldn't get a hold of them at all and no one returned the calls. Add to that a product line that hasn't changed in four years and it doesn't look too promising.

It's a shame, too, because I have so many ideas for conversions. It's great stuff if you can get it.

[Jerm]

This topic got me looking at my now unused HLW stuff. I've got a small roster of the wagons I wouldn't mind converting or using the chassis, at least. Not sure what to do about couplers, though. Need something cheap to build and easy to adapt that meshes with IP's Ezee range at the extreme.