RAPIDO RCH 1907 SPEC 12T OPEN WAGON GNR No 54952 967412

Rapido

RAPIDO TRAINS\nOO GAUGE\nPART OF THE SECR (RCH 1907 SPEC) 7 PLANK COLLECTION\nRCH 1907 Spec 12t Open Wagon\nGNR No. 54952\nCode 967412 7-plank wagon with side doorsOil axle boxesTwin-sided brakesAngled V-hangersPlain tapered buffersSplit-spoke wheels running in metal bearingsHigh level of detail above and below the floor lineHigh quality livery applicationNEM coupler pocketsSUPPLIED NEW BOXED IN MINT CONDITION.\nAs the 19th Century drew to an end, the newly-amalgamated South Eastern and Chatham Railway wasted no time in capitalising on the recently- discovered coal in and around Shakespeare Cliffs and the Kent coalfields. Hopeful that the black gold would pay dividends, they ordered a huge number of 12-ton RCH-compliant mineral wagons, which included a sizeable quantity of 7-Plank which would later become SR Diagram 1357. A total of 1850 wagons (including Dia. 1357 versions) were ordered between 1910 and 1914.\nWhen combined with the substantial number that the SECR usS