Midland Railway, MSWJR, GWR, LMS

Manufactured by the Midland from 1881 these Clayton bogie arc roof carriages had a strong similarity to the contemporary 6 wheel arc roof stock. Although not as plentiful as the 6 wheel arc roof types around 240 D490, 110 D502, 80 D513 and 20 D526 were built. The first withdrawals took place in 1904 and by 1922 only 24 D490 and 1 D502 were in existence. The 16 D490 and 4 D502 purchased by the Midland and South Western Junction Railway before the Great War survived to receive their GWR numbers and were finally scrapped in 1924/25.

In 1892 some brake thirds were converted to lavatory thirds by alteration of the two middle compartments and a number to to push pull working in 1907. In 1884/85 composites to diagram D513 and D526 were produced. Externally these had the same appearance and dimensions but D526 had an extended brake compartment and one less third compartment. The D513 was a full composite with a luggage van. Again some D513/526 vehicles were altered by the addition of lavatories and/or for push pull working. Some 14 D513's and several D526's were in service in 1922. Final withdrawal would have occurred within a few years.

We produce the following variants:

• D490; 43' 7 compartment third class carriage, built 1881.
• D502; 43' 6 compartment brake third carriage, built 1881.
• D513; 45' 6 compartment brake composite carriage built 1884.
• D526 45' 5 compartment brake composite carriage, built 1884.

Items required to complete the model:-

• Wheels: 14mm diameter Mansell wheels.
• Paint - we recommend Precision Paint or in some cases Humbrol Acrylic.
• Screw couplings.
• Transfers - we recommend HMRS.

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Made from etched brass our Clayton bogie carriages includes a preformed fit in etched brass roof and sprung brass buffers. The bogies are sufficiently flexible to allow for operation in EM and P4 without further modification. White metal and investment castings for detailing the bogies, underframe and roof are supplied. Roof castings allow for a choice of oil or gas lighting. The model is supplied with comprehensive instruction sheets, transfers and glazing.

Please refer to the assembly instructions for details. Paint, wheels and transfers are available from our sister company Wizard Models. To download the current Assembly Instructions: Version3.00 released February 2003, 6 Sides A4 (45Kb Acrobat 3.01 file).

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Items required to complete the model:-

• Wheels: 14mm diameter Mansell carriage wheels
• Paint, we suggest Precision Paint

See Midland Railway Liveries for details of product numbers. Paint and wheels are available from our sister company Wizard Models.

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Midland Carriages, An Illustrated Review, D Jenkinson and R Essery P118-120, P137
Midland Railway Carriages Volume 1, R E Lacy and G Dow, P84, 96

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