It is thought likely that the PCA that was introduced by Dapol in 1995 was tooled in China using the Lima model as a guide. Dapol produced four versions before selling the tools to Hornby who have now released 28 versions of it. 18 of these were sold in sets of three, either pristine or 'weathered'. The current model is sold solo and, like many of those on the railway, is unbranded. It is in a 'weathered' finish and carries the number 'BCC10899'. The BCC stands for Blue Circle Cement.

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