Our latest addition to the range of special edition wagons.

W W Milton distributed coal from Montpelier railway station in Bristol, on the GWR/LMS joint line to Avonmouth. Wagon number 6 was photographed in January 1910 when taken on hire from the Gloucester RCW Co. painted lead grey with white lettering. W W Milton used a monogram logo on the side door of his wagon, combining the letters W and M. S Brookman, who also traded from Montpelier station, had a similar SB monogram painted on his wagons.

W W Miltons' later wagons were painted a chocolate brown colour, we also have wagon 6 available in this livery.

Supplied with a limited edition certificate

When WW Milton wagon number 6 was photographed in January 1910 it was painted lead grey, however by September 1911 the companys' new wagons were being painted chocolate brown. Wagon number 6 has been modelled in the revised brown livery as a variation to our special edition model in the original grey.

W W Milton distributed coal from Montpelier railway station in Bristol, on the GWR/LMS joint line to Avonmouth. The company used a monogram logo on the side door of his wagon, combining the letters W and M.

Wagon number 6 is also available in the as-delivered lead grey livery.

A P Hudson of Worcester operated this red painted 7-plank open wagon, supplied by the Gloucester RCW in October 1907 and registered with the GWR. The wagon is lettered to fully describe A P Hudson's diverse business in coal and oil fuels, with the term general merchant, probably indicating that he also supplied building material from his yard. This specially commissioned model depicts wagon number 21, which was lettered specifically to operate between Birch Coppice colliery (near Tamworth) and Midland wharf in Worcester.

Antics special edition model. maximum production of 250.

Well-known as builders of portable internal combustion engines, R A Listers ordered this 7-plank open wagons from the Gloucester RCW Co. to supply coal for their plant at Dursley, Glos. in May 1910. Painted chocolate brown with white lettering and black shading.

Antics special edition model. Maximum 250 production.

T Butt was supplied with wagon no.3 by the Gloucester RCW company in September 1913. The wagon carries details of the business, like many merchants T Butt diversified from coal into salt and building materials. This helped wagon owners keep their wagons busy hauling bricks and tiles for building during the good summer weather and coal for heating in the winter.

The company continued to trade as building merchants until 2007, when the business and Stroud site was sold to a national chain.

A new book from wagon reseacher Ian Pope covering wagons owned by companies and merchants in Gloucestershire. Featuring over 450 high quality illustrations, accompanied by captions and details of the owners and operators. Often colourfully painted and sometimes with extensive lettering private owner wagons offered mobile advertising for their owners. Mostly used to haul coal, there are many other businesses who owned wagons in Gloucestershire, plus the city of Gloucester boasted one of the most prolific and successful railway wagon building companies.
This book covers Gloucestershire, north of the Badminton route and the Bristol county boundary, with a book on Bristol in the future.

Our range of special edition wagons is expanding again in 2008.

This bright blue painted open wagon was operated by coal merchant and factors Richard White & son of Evesham. The unusally decorative livery is sure to be noticed on your layout.

Coal factors purchased coal in bulk from collieries, the factor them sold the coal in smaller quanities to local merchants. Many factors also took contracts for the supply of coal to small companies and local power and gas providers. The need to obtain different grades of coal caused many factors wagons to travel widely across the UK to collect different grades of coal.

Our range of special edition wagons is expanding again in 2008.

Bristol coal factor Alfred Smith operated a fleet of open coal wagons in this red livery. The arch style lettering was designed to be eyecatching, acting as an advertisment. This wagon would have travelled widely, obtaining a variety of different coal grades, finding new customers was just as important.

The coal business in Bristol was dominated by several factor companies who obtained coal from across the UK for supply to the many factories and local coal merchants around the city.