PROTOTYPE. Seventeen of these wagons were built by the NER in 1916 for the transportation of farm machinery, tractors and small portable engines. These were driven or winched onto the wagon from an end loading dock and then lashed down into the well section using the floor mounted securing rings. The lowered centre section of the wagon provided high loads with extra clearance to allow them to remain within the railway loading gauge.

  When first built these special purpose wagons would be used to convey loads from North Eastern stations to destinations throughout Britain. After the 1923 grouping any LNER station could order up one of these wagons to dispatch a load to destinations throughout the country. These wagons lasted in service well into British Railways days.

  KIT. This is a very straightforward kit. Some push out rivet detail, a few parts requiring simple folding and a selection of small detail parts make this an interesting project. The careful modeller can make the individual load securing rings fully working and then use these to lash down one of the delightful 1:43 scale Die-Cast tractors or agricultural machines that are available from model and toy shops.

  Downloading the instruction booklet will allow you to evaluate the kit and its construction and help you to determine its suitability for yourself and your project.