Peco 247 "Coaling Tower" (aka Aggregate Loader?)

[Denver Road Doug]

Recently, someone was asking about an aggregate loader of some sort.  I've searched every way I know how and cannot find the thread, but if I recall it was a rectangular outside braced type of deal.

Anyway, I noticed this on eBay some time back and thought it might be beneficial for one of two large rock quarries that will be a signature scene for my UP line that I hope to include in my "dream" layout. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Peco-247-Coaling-Tower-N-Scale-MIB-/291050124190   I intended to post it when I saw the original thread but couldn't find the info at the time.  I came across it, so thought I would post, partly for benefit of that poster.

But mostly I would like to know....anybody have one of these on their layout?   I would be curious to see what it looks like up close....the eBay pics aren't stellar and I couldn't find any other pics from the great-Googly-moogly.

[DKS]

This kit is actually produced by Ratio Plastic Models, and sold through Peco.

http://www.peco-uk.com/product.asp?strParents=3340,3341&CAT_ID=3343&P_ID=17722

Ratio has a reputation for high-quality, finely-detailed kits--albeit all British prototype.

[Denver Road Doug]

Thanks David.

I'm still trying to nail down exactly what the loadout looked like. (10-15 years ago)  Google helps in many cases, but here one of the quarries has changed its configuration fairly significantly, and the other has changed some but otherwise doesn't give many clues as to where the loadout occurs...just a big loop track and no obvious hint of the cars being loaded.  I'm assuming it's a temporary conveyor that gets moved into position, or maybe I'm just not seeing it.  Here's the loop: https://goo.gl/maps/B2tds   

The other facility is to the east directly across the highway in the above link.  It has a very "TrainCat" loading facility from what I can tell.  (see http://www.traincat2.com/d_aggloader.htm) That's not the way it was configured 15 years ago, but likely it was in place 10 years back though, or very close to it. So given the clear path I might still go that route...I'm sure the TrainCat model would look magnificent.