Farish 378-000 14T Anchor-Mounted Tank Wagon 'Benzene' Silver - N Gauge

Name: Farish 378-000 14T Anchor-Mounted Tank Wagon 'Benzene' Silver - N Gauge
Brand: Farish

Farish

Farish 378-000 14T Anchor-Mounted Tank Wagon 'Benzene' Silver - N Gauge\nFarish378-00014T Anchor-Mounted Tank WagonBenzeneSilverN GaugeEarly 14 Ton Tank Wagons with timber saddles, cradles and wire hawsers were built in response to the need for oil products to fuel Britains rapid development during the early-twentieth century, along with two world wars. As the hostilities of World War Two drew to a close, a new design of tank with a central anchor mechanism securing the tank to the chassis was agreed between the private operators, the Petroleum Board and the railway companies. Construction of this new wagon did not pick up pace until the early-1950s, and with the introduction of larger, vacuum braked tank wagons during the late-1950s, the Anchor-Mount design soon became obsolete, and the final wagons of this type were built in 1963.These new Graham Farish models cover both the Class A and Class B tanks and can be produced with several variations, including the bottom outlet pipe and y