Rapido Trains UK 977007 Diagram N19 Loco Coal Wagon - BR No.9912

Name: Rapido Trains UK 977007 Diagram N19 Loco Coal Wagon - BR No.9912
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Rails of Sheffield\n--Learn more about us \n--Shipping \n--Returns \n--Feedback \n--Contact Us \n--Payment Methods\nRapido Trains UK 977007 977007 Diagram N19 Loco Coal Wagon - BR No.9912\n\nCoal is King \u2013 that is certainly true for any steam locomotive. Without copious amounts of \u2018Black gold\u2019 the railways in the heyday of steam would grind to a halt.\n\nThe GWR was no exception and even had a Central Coal Office in Pontypool Road that coordinated the supply of coal from the private South Wales collieries (where much of the GWR\u2019s coal came from) to large locomotive depots and small engine sheds alike. Large motive power depots could receive up to 3,000 tons per week, whilst small branchline sheds might only receive 20 tons.\n\nThe GWR had their own Loco Coal wagons to manage this constant flow of coal. Some would be found running in special trains, whilst many Loco coal wagons sent to local sheds would be attached to ordinary freight trains. This meant that Loco Cd