R60014 Flat Bed Wagon Pack containing 3 x Flat Bed wagons (Stephenson's Rocket)
Product Info
General goods vehicles, or 'Merchandise Waggons' of the later Stephenson period were simple four-wheeled platform vehicles with sprung 3' diameter wheels and were typically around 14' in length, 'with a superficial surface of platform area of seventy-five square feet' able to carry 'a considerable quantity of light goods' of 'about four tons weight.' By 1841 dumb-buffers and coupling chains were fitted and as the decade progressed, the length of the waggons shortened and the width increased, creating a greater load area.
The fitment of loose sides of around 2' in height allowed for the carriage of coal and loads were protected by canvas tarpaulins painted with the company initials to prevent their theft, with each waggon having its number, weight and gauge clearly marked in white paint on a black background. As travel time by railway was superior to that of road travel by coach, coach companies sought new ways to compete, leading to mail coaches and stagecoaches being loaded onto the 'open carriage waggons' for onward travel to places such as Liverpool or Manchester.
These connecting, or 'branch coaches' were to become the antecedent for the Branch Line railways of the future.
What's Inside
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Tech Specs
- Item Length - Without Packaging (cm)
- 7.5
- Item Height - Without Packaging (cm)
- 2
- Item Width - Without Packaging (cm)
- 3.5
- Item Weight - Without Packaging
- 0.02
- Item Scale
- 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
- License
- Yes
- License line
- Produced under licence for SCMG Enterprises Ltd. National Railway Museum © SCMG. Images and packaging designs © SCMG. Every purchase supports the museum. www. nrm.org.uk
- Finish
- Painted
- Colour
- Green
- Gauge
- OO
- Operator
- Liverpool & Manchester
- Livery
- Liverpool and Manchester
- Minimum Curve (mm)
- Radius 1
- Number of Parts
- 3
WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months it contains small parts which can present a choking hazard and some components have functional sharp points and edges. Handle with care. Before giving the Toy to a child remove all packaging and any other component which is not part of the toy. Colour and contents may differ from those illustrated. Please retain these details and the address for future reference.