North Eastern Railway, LNER & British Railways

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Single bolster wagons were used on the North Eastern Railway from the earliest days. Indeed there origin can be traced back to the Stockton and Darlington Railway. Originally built with dumb buffers and single shoe wooden brake block on one side, the D1 single bolster running gear changed substantially over the years; in contrast the body changed remarkably little.

In the period 1889 - 1894 the D1 had round faced no 6 axleboxes which were changed to no 2 from 1894 to 1903. Thereafter the oil axle box was used. Brake gear was initially single shoe single side, changing to two shoe single side and around 1897 to Morton Duplex (levers same end) . From 1906 the Morton cam brake was used. The bolster used by the north eastern changed in 1907 to the steel pattern with oak rubbing pad. Many wagons were modified during routine maintenance or repair with uprated axleboxes , brake gear and the steel bolster. Many hundreds of D1 were built over its long period of build and survivors were still in traffic in the late 1950's.

The D1 was used for the transport of all manner of long loads including timber, steel products, rails, fabricated steel work and boilers. These vehicles had a long life of up to thirty years and this longevity was pronounced in the north east where tight curves in ship yards and other factories precluded the use of long wheel base stock. Many on retirement found useful work as internal user vehicles in the extensive dock yards operated by the North Eastern at Hartlepool, Tyne Dock, Middlesbrough and Hull. Several were converted as runner wagons or for use by the engineers.

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Made from white metal our model has separate sides including solebars and springs, ends, floor plate with axleboxes. Rocking etched brass w-irons are supplied. The model includes white metal buffers, brake shoes and brake levers. A fully detailed instruction sheet is included giving lettering and painting information. The 51L model has sufficient axle boxes and break gear components and a choice of bolster for a variety of models to be made giving the modeller considerable variety. This kit supplies sufficient parts to complete a pair of wagons. To download the current Assembly Instructions Current Version 1.00 released April 2002, 2 Sides A4 (82Kb 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 History of the LNER Wagon,P Tatlow, P 84
North Eastern Record, HMRS, Vol 2, P86

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