GWR N13 Loco Coal Wagon

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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.