General Modelling

Ex-BR 16T Mineral Wagon, NCB

The Dinorwic Quarry was once the world’s second largest slate quarry and vast narrow gauge railway networks were employed to move materials around ...

The Dinorwic Quarry was once the world’s second largest slate quarry and vast narrow gauge railway networks were employed to move materials around ...

The development of containerisation after World War II has led to a huge increase in international trade. This was a direct result of the increase...

Rapido Trains UK has immortalised BR’s first ‘new generation’ wagon in ‘OO’ gauge, the 45t Open AB open wagon, better known as ‘OAA’. BR undertook ...

    The breakdown crane is very much part of railway infrastructure.  Such cranes began to appear in 1875, growing in size and complexity. Over 17...

A KFA is a container flat wagon, commonly these are built using bogies reclaimed from other wagons such as TEA tankers. Built in Finland from the l...

The LMS inherited some 305,000 good vehicles from its constituent companies. However, many of these needed replacing and the LMS embarked on a huge...

Britain’s railways have long been used to transport oil and petroleum products and the 45 Ton Tank Wagons, later given the TOPS code TTA, were intr...

Britain’s railways have long been used to transport oil and petroleum products and the 45 Ton Tank Wagons, later given the TOPS code TTA, were intr...

Britain’s railways have long been used to transport oil and petroleum products and the 45 Ton Tank Wagons, later given the TOPS code TTA, were intr...

Between 1935 & 1936 7,500 12 ton vans were constructed to Diagram D1897, Lots 823,824 & 825 being vacuum fitted whilst Lots 826, 838, 839 ...

The 27 Ton Steel Tippler Wagons were built by British Railways to convey bulk materials like stone, ore and chalk. Having no doors, these wagons we...

This is the standard Southern Railway goods van with a 10 foot wheelbase and distinctive elliptical roof. About 1000 fitted vans were built 1936-38...

Bogie Bolster Wagons first entered traffic in the early twentieth century. Designed to carry long loads, these flat bed wagons were fitted with bol...

The HKA Bogie Hopper Wagons originated from JMA Coal Hoppers which were ordered by National Power in the mid-1990s. After being acquired by EWS, ma...

Bogie Bolster Wagons first entered traffic in the early twentieth century. Designed to carry long loads, these flat bed wagons were fitted with bol...

The MXA ‘Lobster’ Wagon is the latest modern freight vehicle to join the Bachmann Branchline OO scale rolling stock fleet. Whilst the MXAs only ent...

The Great Western Railway settled upon a design of brakevan that was as recognisable as its locomotives. The first ‘van with the single ended veran...

The Great Western Railway settled upon a design of brakevan that was as recognisable as its locomotives. The first ‘van with the single ended veran...