Featuring the distinctive peaked roof these vans were built to provide weather protection for cargo likely to be damaged by rain. Saxa Salt painted their wagons in the bright yellow scheme with red lettering to advertise their brand and products to passengers as their wagons travelled the rail network.

Dapols' model is equiped with metal wheels for smooth running.

A set of three tank wagons as operated by the Tarmac company.

A nicely detailed model of the 10-ton covered salt wagon with crisply printed lettering.

These covered wagons with a distincive peaked roof delivered bulk salt across the British railway network.

Model announced 2009

Oil is not the only commodity carries in tank wagons, many liquid chemical products are conveyed. This tank is painted in the green livery of Crossfield Chemicals.

20-ton capacity coal wagons were introduced in the 1930's, the railway companies offering a better rate per ton for coal haulage in these larger wagons. To assist with unloading these high-capacity wagons two doors were fitted in each side, plus end and often four bottom hatch doors.

This model carries the brick red livery of a wagon operated by Stevens of Oxford. Although No.1001 suggests a large fleet this may actually be the first 20-ton wagon operated by the company, many operators numbering these wagons in a new, separate series. This helped identify the large wagons and prevent them being sent to pits where high-sided wagons would not fit under the loading screens!

An excellent model of an 8-plank open coal wagon, as operated by London coal dealers H C Bull & Co. Painted red/brown the companys' name was written in an arched format, making the wagons more noticable and more effective for advertising.

Dapol recently introduced this excellent model of the 4-plank open merchandise wagon. This model represents Weardale no.805 in the bright red livery used by that company.

The 4-plank wagon was used for heavy, but not bulky loads to prevent accidental overloading. Frequently this design was used to transport finished products not requiring weather protection, for exaple iron castings.

A covered box van in the grey livery of the Tropical Fruit company. Priavtely owned box vans were unusual, making a change from the usual railway company vans in a train.

This 4-plank open wagon carries the grey livery of the New Cransley Iron and Steel company of Kettering

The GWR promoted the use of these 20-ton capacity steel bodied wagons during the 1930s and many were leased by South Wales collieries. This model represents a wagon being operated by the Cilely collieries company of Cardiff.

The rectangular tank wagon is a completely new OO wagon from Dapol.

Wm. Butlers tar wagon is a well-known wagon, it's photograph is frequently used to illustrate the rectangular tank wagon design. Butlers operated works in Bristol and at locations in Gloucester and Gloucestershire. These tank wagons were used to collect coal tar, a by-product of coal gas production, for refining into useful chemical fractions. Butlers' tar wagons would have travelled widely to collect raw materials from gas companies, particularly around the south-west and west midlands.

Rectanguler oil tank wagon painted in the black livery of the Yorkshire & Lincolnshire Tar Distillation Company based at Gunness-on-Trent

A new weathered version of the very popular United Dairies 6-wheeled milk tank wagon.

This new model features the new Dapol 7-plank open wagon body with fixed ends and�9-feet wheelbase chassis incorporating NEM coupler mounting pockets.

This model replicates wagon 17 in the fleet of Somerset coal merchant Small & Son. This was a family concern which grew to deal in farm produce and supplies as well as coal, describing their business as coal, corn, forage & lime merchants. Depots were operated in Taunton, Tiverton Junction, Thornfalcon (Chard branch) and Norton (Fitzwarren), serving the rural and aggricultral�communities of West Somerset and North Devon.

This new model features the 7-plank open wagon body with fixed ends and a 9-foot wheelbase chassis incorporating NEM coupler mounting pockets.

Model of a 7-plank open coal wagon as operated by John Yates, a Monmouth coal merchant.

 Rectangular tank wagon operated by oil suppliers Walkers.

Dickinson & Prosser were coal merchants with several depots�in the Stroud valleys, the partnership no doubt provided an enlarged market, allowing the merchants to secure�better cost prices for their coal.

This model will feature the new Dapol 7-plank open wagon body with 9-feet wheelbase wood frame chassis fitted with metal wheels ahd NEM coupler sockets.

A new version of the peak-roofed salt van painted in an advertising livery promoting the Snowdrift Salt brand.

5-plank open wagon in the livery of James of Exeter.

This wagon features Dapols' new 9-ft wheelbases wood frame style chassis and fully revised body.

A model of a 5-plank open coal wagon in the livery of Bognor coal merchant E A Robinson.

Model features a new bodyshell mounted on the new Dapol wood solebar 9-feet wheelbase chassis.

Dapol are releasing a new version of the F H Silvey liveried wagon featuring their new 5-plank body and 9-feet wheelbase wood style chassis. This model will carry a different running number to previous releases, representing another wagon in the large fleet of this Bristol coal supplier.

Based in the Fishponds area of Bristol, home to many engineering firms including locomotive builders' Pecketts, F H Silvey operated an extensive fleet of wagons. Coal was obtained to supply both the boilers and forges of heavy industry and the homes of the workers. The wagon fleet was kept busy year-round, fetching coal from Yorkshire and Kent as well as local sources in Somerset and Gloucestershire.

Another of Dapols excellent rectangular tank wagons, this model will carry the red livery of Smith & Forrest with weathered finish.

Rectangular tank wagon in the slate grey colours of Clare & Co., a Liverpool based chemicals company.

This wagon is fitted with metal wheels and NEM coupler pockets.

Featuring all new tooling including a 9-feet wheelbase wood frame style chassis this wagon carries the red livery of Stevens &Co. a large firm of coal merchants and factors based in Oxford.

Stevens were a large firm who grew their business by�taking�over locations and business�from other coal merchants as they wished to sell up or retire. The company operated from locations all across the Midlands and home counties, having several depots in Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.

Expected end January 2010

Peaked roof covered lime wagon in the brown livery of Ricard Brigs & sons, operators of the Bankfield lime works in Clitheroe. Wagon number 189.

Expected end January 2010

Model of South Wales & Cannock Chase Coal & Coke Company wagon 977 in the companys' usual light grey livery.

This Worcester based coal company operated a large fleet of wagons supplying coal from South Wales, Forest of Dean and Midlands coal fields to destinations anywhere in the UK.

Expected end January 2010

Featuring Dapols new body and 9-feet wheelbase wood frame style chassis this model is painted in the chocolate brown livery of the Arley Colliery, near Coventry, as wagon number 27.

New for 2009

A pack of three weathered private owner open wagons including
Brookman
McKay

New for 2009

A pack of three weathered private owner open wagons including
James Carter
Spiers
Colmans Mustard

New model for 2009

6-wheeled milk tank wagons could be safely hauled at passenger train speeds. Overnight trains of these tank wagons ran from county districts to the major cities, supplying fresh milk to bottling plants.

This wagon carries the livery of the well known United Dairies company, who owned the special glass-lined tank. The frames were owned by the railway companies, ensuring a high standard of maintenance.

New for 2009

Hornbys' annual house livereied wagon for 2009 is the covered lime wagon with its' distinctive peaked roof.

An excellent model of the 5-plank open coal wagons operated by R Fred Cole, a coal and coke merchant who operated depots at Fairford and Lechlade along the Cotswold route for many years.

An excellent model of a 7-plank open coal wagon operated by Bradfordd coal merchant D V Costick, painted in an eye-catching blue livery.

21-ton coal hopper wagon operated by Simpsons of Bath.

Stephenson Clarke were one of the largest coal factoring companies in the UK, supplying many types of coal sourced from from British collieries to any destination required. The large volumes of coal being moved made the higher capacity 20-ton steel wagons especially attractive to the company, particularly when combined with the reduced rates charged by the railway companies and lease-hire scheme offered by the GWR who were actively promoting the use of these 20-ton wagons.

Stephenson Clarke had adopted this simplfied lettering scheme, with just the letters S C appearing on the side of the wagons. This helped keep costs down in the hard economic times of the 1930s.

The Minera lime company operated a fleet of these covered wagons. The peaked roof of these wagons was quite distinctive and cupboard doors are fitted in place of the usual drop-down door used on an open wagon.

Lime is used by farmers to adjust the acidity of soils to provide the best possible balance for the crop they intend to grow, so lime wagons would have been seen visiting many small goods yards across Britain with deliveries for estate farms and local agricultral supply businesses.

The rectangular tank wagon is a completely new OO wagon from Dapol.

This is the first model using this new tooling carries the livery of Imerial Chemical Industries, who operated these wagons to convey ammonia and nitrates, commonly used for fertilizer production.

A neat model of a 5-plank open mineral wagon in the livery of Hannah Samwell & company of Fowey, Cornwall. This wagon was used to convey stone from quarries on the moors down to the dockside at Fowey for onward shipping. No doubt the wagons would laso have been used for rail deliveries where the customer was inland.

A nice model of a 4-plank open wagon as operated by the Clee Hill Granite company of Ludlow Shropshire.

A completely new OO model of the rectangular type tank wagon from Dapol. This model is painted in the red colours used by Smith & Forrest of Manchester.

The iron or steel bodied box vans originally built by the Great Western Railway proved popular with several private traders, especially cement suppliers whose products required to be kept well away from water!

This van is based on the later gunpowder van design of all-steel construction and is painted in the bright yellow livery and familiar Blue Circle brand name.

An excellent model of the rectangular type oil tank wagon in the plain black livery used by the Associated Chemical Companies of Wakefield.

It is most likely that this tank wagon would have been used to convey waste coal tar from the production of town gas to the companys' Kirkgate works. Black was often chosen as a livery for these tank wagons, not just for reasons of cost. The heavy oils carried were normally black and staining from spillage was less obtrusive.

The iron or steel bodied box vans originally built by the Great Western Railway proved popular with several private traders, especially cement suppliers whose products required to be kept well away from water!

This van is based on the later gunpowder van design of all-steel construction and is painted in the livery of the Rugby Cement company.

6-wheel milk tank wagon with the later simplified United Dairies livery using just the initial letters U D.

New wagon model from Dapol!

This new model features the new Dapol 7-plank open wagon body with fixed ends and a 9-foot wheelbase wood frame chassis incorporating NEM coupler mounting pockets.

Model of a 7-plank open coal wagon as operated by M & W Grazebrook, owners of the Netherton Furnaces close to Dudley, West Midlands.

Previous models have featured and end door design, used by major carriers, collieries and coal factors. Smaller coal merchants did not need the end doors, making this new model more apporpriate for many private owner wagons.

Featuring Dapols' new 9-feet wheelbase wood rame chassis with NEM coupler pockets.

Model of a 5-plank open coal wagon as operated by coal merchant Marshall of Blair Atholl.

from Wimber Colliery, Aberdare in South Wales, this 7 plank wagon was owned by D R Llewellyn, built in 1906 and finished in a pristine finish.

Coke was much less dense than coal, so to accomodate a full load the height of open coal wagons were often extended uowards using coke boards.

This model of a wagon in service with the Coalite company is fitted with these extension boards

New for 2009

Coke was much less dense than coal, so to accomodate a full load the height of open coal wagons were often extended uowards using coke boards.

This model of a wagon in service with the Bedwas Coke company is fitted with these extension boards

A nicely detailed model of the 10-ton covered salt wagon with crisply printed lettering.

These covered wagons with a distincive peaked roof delivered bulk salt across the British railway network.

Expected Winter 2009/10

Model of a 7-plank open coal wagon number 3 operated by Frederick Biss, a north Bristol coal merchant and factor based at the large Stoke Gifford yard and nearby Patchway station.

Expected Winter 2009/10

8-plank end door�wagon in Ketton Cement of Sheffield red and blue livery.

Please note that this item is shown as 37-160 in the Bachmann 2009 catalogue and has had a new reference number allocated.

14-ton oil tank wagon operated by the Mobil oil company.

A 6-wheel milk tank wagon operated by Aplin & Barrett, fitted with a red/brown painted tank.

These 6-wheeled tank wagons were designed to run at express train speeds, ensuring that the fresh milk was conveyed swiftly to Britains major cities. Often a daily round trip was operated from country dairy to London and back. These wagons are ideal tail traffic for your branch and local passenger trains, providing extra shunting for your trains to perform.

The GWR introduced steel bodied covered vans in the early 20th century.

Spillers flour ordered a batch of these vans as they offered much better and secure weather protection than wooden bodied wagons of the period.

Featuring the new Dapol 8-plank body and 9-feeet wheelbase chassis.

Model of an 8-plank open coal wagon painted in Partington colours.

New for 2009

Expected 1st quarter 2010

7 plank open coal wagon as operated by Bernard T Frost of Witney.

Expected 1st quarter 2010

4 plank open wagons were often used for buidling materials to prevent overloading of the wagons.

This wagon is finished in the livery of the Little Mill Brick company.

Expected 1st quarter 2010

Thomas Lant was the owner of the Llanelwedd basalt quarry near the market and spa town of Builth Wells, Powys. This wagon would have been used to haul the quarrys' products which included roadstone and tarmacadam.

Low sided 4-plank wagons were normally�used for stone loads to prevent overloading, stone being much heavier by volume than the coal, for which taller wagons were needed.

Expected 1st quarter 2010

Abercriban quarry at Pontsticill near Merthyr produced grey grit, limestone, selling graded and coated stone products including chippings, gravel, roadstone and tarmacadam.

Wagon number 57 was supplied by the Gloucester RCW in October 1907. This being before the 'grouping' of 1922 the wagon is marked for return to the B&M Rly, the Brecon and Merthyr railway.

Expected�2nd quarter 2010

5 plank open coal wagon operated by the Nook and Wyrley collieries for the distribution of domestic coal.

Expected 2nd quarter 2010

To ensure a good supply of coal was available for their fishing fleets several fishing companies operated railway wagons. This model is a wagon opearted by Consolidated Fisheries of Grimsby.

Expected 2nd quarter 2010

Operated by the well-known Thos Ward company of Sheffield this open coal wagon is equiped with coke rails to increase the carrying volume.

Expected 2nd quarter 2010

Operated by the Carpenter & Sons of Tiverton, Devon this open coal wagon has bee equiped with coke rails to increase the carrying volume.

Coke, produced by heating coal in the absence of oxygen to drive off impurities, has a much lower density than coal. To use the full weight carrying capacity of a coal wagon extra rails were added above the top plank to increase the volume of coke which could be safely contained.

Expected 2nd quarter 2010

The Norths Navigation group of collieries was formed at the end of the 19th century and operated about 15 collieries by the 1914. They owned a large fleet of railway wagons to convey the production of their collieries.

The livery of the wagons was particularly attractive in the early years, featuring a monogram on the side door formed from the company initials. Wagon number 3000 was one of a larger order placed with the Gloucester RCW and supplied in December 1911.

Expected 2nd quarter 2010

One of the big South Wales colliery groups Amalgamated Anthracite Collieries made full use of these large capacity wagons and reduced haulage rates offered by the GWR.

Robustly built in steel the 21-ton open wagon conveyed more coal for considerably less empty wheight than comparable wooden 10-ton capacity wagons.