North Eastern Railway, LNER & British Railways

Model by Ron Dickinson
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Pricing and availability

The NER had a substantial traffic conveying steel plate from the rolling mills to the shipyards and factories of the North East and further afield. Many designs of plate wagons were introduced over the years, the Diagram B12 in 1911. LNER records indicate that it acquired over 1300 vehicles from the NER in 1923. In the late 1920's, with the collapse of shipbuilding in the depression many of these vehicles were reallocated to alternative traffic. The large flat load bed and high carrying capacity could be effectively used for a variety of traffic, such as machinery and agricultural equipment. No 78686 for example was legended 'Return to Ipswitch'. Other variations included modifications to carry larger plates by removing the sides and adding 20' trestles. Vehicles modified in this way included G498, 76019 in 1914, in 1920 at least 5 more were converted this time by adding 27' trestles, the numbers being 14710, 17225, 75879, 79013 and 80886.

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Made from white metal our model has separate sides including solebars with axleguards and ends with an embossed Plasticard floor. The model includes white metal , buffers, brake shoes, levers. A fully detailed instruction sheet is included giving lettering and painting information. To download the most recent assembly instructions, current Version 1.00 released March/April 2001, 2 Sides A4 (69Kb Acrobat 3.01 file).

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Items required to complete the model:-

• Wheels: 12mm diameter open spoke.
• Paint - we recommend Precision Paint or in some cases Humbrol Acrylic: see North Eastern wagon liveries for suggested product numbers.
• Three link couplings of your choice
• Transfers - we recommend HMRS see North Eastern wagon liveries for suggested product numbers.

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

Information on North Eastern Railway components may be found here.

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North Eastern Railway Association
A Pictorial Record of LNER wagons P80/81
North Eastern Record, Volume 2, P86, HMRS

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