Caledonian Railway & LMS

The centre door high sided goods wagons were classified as Diagram 24 in the Diagram issued early in the 20th century. This vehicle is based on a drawing dated in 1916 which included the either side brake shoe arrangement, made compulsory by the Board of Trade in 1911. The basic form of this wagon dates back to the early 1900's and early versions of this wagon were rated at 8 tons capacity with single shoe brake on one side. Later versions we re-rated at 10 tons capacity. There are few records indicating the number of built, although it is believed that several hundred were produced. The majority of these vehicles would have been used in industrial Scotland however they would have been seen throughout the UK. It is very probable that these vehicles would have survived to the mid 1940's, however it is unlikely that any survived to BR ownership.

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Made from white metal our model has separate sides, ends, standard grease axleguards and white metal buffers. An embossed plastic floor is supplied. Parts to make either the single sided two shoe brake system or either side as required after 1911 are included. Safety loops are prepared from wire. A comprehensive instruction sheet is included with detailed lettering and painting information. Please refer to the assembly instruction for details. To download the most recent Assembly Instructions Current Version 3.00 released January 2003, 2 Sides A4 (77Kb Acrobat 3.01 file).

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Items required to complete the model:-

• Wheels: 12mm diameter open spoke wheels.
• Paint - we recommend Precision Paint or in some cases Humbrol Acrylic: see Caledonian wagon liveries for product numbers.
• Three link couplings.
• Transfers - we recommend HMRS or Caledonian Railway Association, see Caledonian wagon liveries for product numbers.

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Information on Caledonian Railway rolling stock components may be found here.

Paint, wheels and transfers are available from our sister company Wizard Models.

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Caledonian Railway Association

A list of railway book sellers may be found here.

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