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Hornby L&MR Flat Wagon Set (3)
£76.50
£76.50/each
Sold and sent by Gaugemaster Controls Ltd
Delivered by post or courier
Delivery
- £3.00 standard courier delivery by Fri 17 Oct
- £6.00 express courier delivery by Tue 14 Oct if you order before 12pm
Returns
Returns available within 30 days.
Highlights
- Authentically replicated model railway wagons
- Accurately reproduced L&MR livery
- 1:76 scale highly detailed OO model railway item
Description
"General goods vehicles, or ‘Merchandise Waggons’ of the later Stephenson period were simple four-wheeled platform vehicles with sprung 3’ diameter wheels and were typically around 14’ in length, ‘with a superficial surface of platform area of seventy-five square feet’ able to carry ‘a considerable quantity of light goods’ of ‘about four tons weight.’ By 1841 dumb-buffers and coupling chains were fitted and as the decade progressed, the length of the waggons shortened and the width increased, creating a greater load area. The fitment of loose sides of around 2’ in height allowed for the carriage of coal and loads were protected by canvas tarpaulins painted with the company initials to prevent their theft, with each waggon having its number, weight and gauge clearly marked in white paint on a black background.As travel time by railway was superior to that of road travel by coach, coach companies sought new ways to compete, leading to mail coaches and stagecoaches being loaded onto the ‘open carriage waggons’ for onward travel to places such as Liverpool or Manchester. These connecting, or ‘branch coaches’ were to become the antecedent for the Branch Line railways of the future."
Sold by Gaugemaster Controls Ltd
| Appropriate Age Warning | 14 + |
|---|---|
| Type | Trains |
Delivery
- £3.00 standard courier delivery by Fri 17 Oct
- £6.00 express courier delivery by Tue 14 Oct if you order before 12pm
Returns
Not happy with a Marketplace item? You can request a return and refund online up to 30 days after the delivery date. You'll need to return the item to the Marketplace seller.Our returns policy
Hornby L&MR Flat Wagon Set (3)
£76.50
£76.50/each
Highlights
- Authentically replicated model railway wagons
- Accurately reproduced L&MR livery
- 1:76 scale highly detailed OO model railway item
Description
"General goods vehicles, or ‘Merchandise Waggons’ of the later Stephenson period were simple four-wheeled platform vehicles with sprung 3’ diameter wheels and were typically around 14’ in length, ‘with a superficial surface of platform area of seventy-five square feet’ able to carry ‘a considerable quantity of light goods’ of ‘about four tons weight.’ By 1841 dumb-buffers and coupling chains were fitted and as the decade progressed, the length of the waggons shortened and the width increased, creating a greater load area. The fitment of loose sides of around 2’ in height allowed for the carriage of coal and loads were protected by canvas tarpaulins painted with the company initials to prevent their theft, with each waggon having its number, weight and gauge clearly marked in white paint on a black background.As travel time by railway was superior to that of road travel by coach, coach companies sought new ways to compete, leading to mail coaches and stagecoaches being loaded onto the ‘open carriage waggons’ for onward travel to places such as Liverpool or Manchester. These connecting, or ‘branch coaches’ were to become the antecedent for the Branch Line railways of the future."
Sold by Gaugemaster Controls Ltd
| Appropriate Age Warning | 14 + |
|---|---|
| Type | Trains |
Delivery
- £3.00 standard courier delivery by Fri 17 Oct
- £6.00 express courier delivery by Tue 14 Oct if you order before 12pm
Returns
Not happy with a Marketplace item? You can request a return and refund online up to 30 days after the delivery date. You'll need to return the item to the Marketplace seller.Our returns policy
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