R8131 Operating Conveyer

Using the R8131 Operating Conveyer and the R8132 Operating Tipper Set and Wagon, the loaded end tipping wagon is shunted up the ramp constructed using the inclined and high level piers. The uncoupler, on the special end rail, releases the wagon so that it can rolls down a slight gradient onto the tipper unit. The unit is then tilted by the operation of an electric motor located in the tipper housing. The wagon once fully tilted tips the 'coal' into a receptacle or the R8131 Operating Conveyer Hopper. If the operating hopper is used the conveyer belt gradually carries the 'coal' along its length and once it has reached the summit tips into the waiting wagon or a suitable container.

Both units incorporate a 12V DC motor, the power for which may be obtained from the R965 Standard Train Controller as supplied with the majority of Hornby sets or from a suitable uncontrolled 12V DC power source.
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