North Staffordshire Railway, LMS & BR

The 20ton break van was probably conceived as a consequence of a Board of Trade accident investigation report of 1890 which highlighted the lack of braking power for heavy coal trains on the North Staffordshire. The report recommended at " least one 10ton break van for every 20 waggons in a train or part of 20". As the typical North Staffordshire mineral train had 40 wagons it followed that two 10 ton vans were required! The diagram 20 was a logical development of the 10 ton van previously used by the North Staffordshire. Indeed several features of the later 10 ton vehicles are evident, the double side windows, the veranda and off course the outside brake handle. The van was some 2' longer with nearly double the tare weight and may be identified from otherwise similar 10ton vans by the 'apex downwards' arrangement of the end diagonal struts.

The 20 ton break van was first ordered in 1908 to Stoke drawing 1674 and a number of these 20ton break vans were built by several builders including Cravens in 1908. It is possible that a number were also built at Stoke. Few photographs exist and the only known running numbers are 70 and 4027. The North Staffordshire did not use a consecutive numbering system and allocated the lowest available free numbers.

Items required to complete the model:-

• Wheels: 12mm diameter open spoke wheels.
• Paint - we recommend Precision Paint or in some cases Humbrol Acrylic.
• Couplings.
• Transfers - we recommend HMRS transfers.

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Made from etched brass our model has separate sides, ends, and solebars. White metal detailing components are included comprising end stanchions, springs; oil axle boxes and buffers with steel heads. A plastic floor and etched brass roof is supplied. Our instruction sheet gives detailed lettering and painting information. To download the most recent assembly instructions: current Version 1.00 released November 2001, 4 sides A4 (36Kb 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 North Staffordshire wagon liveries for product numbers.
• Three link couplings.
• Transfers - we recommend HMRS see: North Staffordshire wagon liveries for product numbers.

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

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this wagon click Wizard Models.

supplies a wide range of North Staffordshire Railway rolling stock components see here for detrails.

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North Staffordshire Railway Study Group
North Staffordshire Wagons, G F Chadwick, P39-43

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Standard tools & equipment for finishing etched brass models. Click here for details.

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