Prototype
This is an accurate model of a standard Great Western Railway sheet iron open wagon design for carrying coal from South Wales to its own loco depots. Over 280 were built in 1905-7 to diagram N13, and many lasted into British Railways days.
Model Details
Scale: 4mm:1ft (1:76)
Finish: Unweathered
Source: Built from Coopercraft kit, with cast whitemetal buffers (ABS) and functional 3-link couplings. Finished in 1920s livery and using transfers supplied in the kit. The model is shown with S4 wheels.