Don't miss our year end sale. Commencing 9am Saturday the 15th of November until midnight December 31st. When you spend a minimum of $15 you will receive a 15% discount at the check out on all sale items. The sale includes the following new collections: Superquick, ATD kits, Cambrian kits and Parkside plus the following used collections: used steam locos, used diesel locos, used DMUs, used train packs, used coaches, used wagons, used vehicles and O Gauge Wagons and wagon kits.
SP-7035T Slaters Wagon kit "WH Thane coal Merchants, Leamington" - 6 Plank Gloucester Side Door. Wheels & bearings included, unbuilt - BOXED

SP-7035T Slaters Wagon kit "WH Thane coal Merchants, Leamington" - 6 Plank Gloucester Side Door. Wheels & bearings included, unbuilt - BOXED

Slaters

$75.00 $45.00 Sale

In 1887 the Railway Clearing House (RCH) issued its first set of specifications, which although not mandatory, did set down certain dimensional and other requirements in the construction of private owner wagons.

It is a wagon built to these specifications that this 'O'gauge model of the Gloucester Railway Coach and Wagon Company 6 plank open wagon, side door, represents.

Little is known about this wagon built for W.H. Thane a coal merchant in the Leamington area.

It was ordered in late 1891 and delivered in 1892. The only known running number is 21. Like many coal men Thane rented his wagon from Gloucester C&W. A picture of which can be seen on plate 612 from the Gloucester Coach and Wagon Company archives.

The livery for this wagon being, grey body and solebars. The ironwork was painted black. The lettering for W.H Thane is given as white letters shaded red.

As was typical of the period a brake was fitted on one side only.

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