Furness Railway & LMS

Believed to have been built around 1880 these 4 plank wagons were described by the Furness Railway as 10 ton open goods wagon. They were fitted with single shoe brake gear, initially on one side only. and would have been altered to single shoe both sides at a later date, probably around the turn of the century. It is understood that some 30 were built. These vehicles were used for general merchandise traffic and would have been a common sight in Northern West England and probably industrial Scotland.

Their lifespan is not known but several examples lastly until the early fifties, believed to be in private ownership, working in steel manufacturing plant.

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Made from white metal our model has separate sides/solebars including springs and ends; etched brass w-irons complete with grease axle boxes and white metal buffers with steel heads. Parts to make either the single shoe single side or single shoe two side brakes are included. A plastic embossed floor is supplied. The instruction sheet included gives detailed lettering and painting information. To download the most recent assembly instructions, current Version 2.01 released September 2007, 2 Sides A4 (666kb pdf file).

To read the instructions you will need Adobe Acrobat reader (v3.01 or better). Click 'Get Acrobat Reader' to get a copy of Acrobat Reader: Note this may involve a long download of between 0.5 Mb & 8 Mb depending on the selected version.

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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 Furness wagon liveries for product numbers.
• Three link couplings.
• Transfers - we recommend HMRS see Furness wagon liveries for product numbers.

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

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Information on Furness Railway rolling stock components may be found here.
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Cumbrian Railway Association

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