Bachmann 37-136 8 Plank End Door Wagon 'Manners' Red No.1055

Name: Bachmann 37-136 8 Plank End Door Wagon 'Manners' Red No.1055
Brand: Bachmann

Bachmann

Rails of Sheffield\n--Learn more about us \n--Shipping \n--Returns \n--Feedback \n--Contact Us \n--Payment Methods\nBachmann 37-136 37-136 8 Plank End Door Wagon 'Manners' Red No.1055\n\nBritain\u2019s Railways were developed primarily to move freight and by the early twentieth century, hundreds of independent companies were operating their own wagons to transport their goods around the UK by rail. Fleet sizes ranged from small concerns with a single wagon to large enterprises whose wagon count could run into the hundreds. The majority of wagons in private ownership were wooden bodied open wagons and by far the most common commodity that they carried was coal, although other materials, including coke, minerals and aggregates might also be transported depending on the nature of business conducted by the wagon\u2019s owner.\n\nVarious types of 8 Plank Wagon were built, and this Bachmann Branchline model depicts one with an end door which allowed the wagon to be end-tipped to aid unloadd