7F-052-006W 5 Plank 9 Ft Chapman & Sons 20 - Weathered Wooden-Kit The final built between 1946

The final built between 1946 and 1949 with the last twenty not receiving Great Western livery

Separate the two boards

The first diesel shunters were pioneered by the LMS which began trialling designs during the 1930s

Road and Parking Area Paint

NR217 An ideal load for a conflat or haulage vehicle

7F-052-006W 5 Plank 9 Ft Chapman & Sons 20 - Weathered Wooden-Kit The final built between 1946The first freight wagons for the railway were open wagons. Initially, as the tractive effort of the locomotives was relatively low, these wagons were generally low sided with only one or two planks acting as sides and carrying capacity of just a couple of tons. As the technology progressed, so did demand for rail freight and with the increased power of the steam engines came bigger wagons. The 5 plank wagon was perhaps the most common general goods