Dapol 4f-052-006 OO Gauge 5 Plank Wagon 9' Wheelbase E A Robinson Weathered

Dapol 4f-052-006 OO Gauge 5 Plank Wagon 9' Wheelbase E A Robinson Weathered

The 1:76 scale model 5 plank wagons from Dapol are highly detailed and will be a great addition to your OO gauge rolling stock.
The original 9' wheelbase version had capacity of 10 tons, and the model features:

• Profiled wheels
• Accurately applied livery
• Highly detailed body moulding
• NEM pockets with self-centring couplings

The first freight wagons for the railway were open wagons. Initially, as the tractive effort of the locomotives was relatively low, these wagons were generally low sided with only one or two planks acting as sides and carrying capacity of just a couple of tons.

As the technology progressed, so did demand for rail freight and with the increased power of the steam engines came bigger wagons. The 5 plank wagon was perhaps the most common general goods wagon with tens of thousands being built by all the rail companies between 1910 and the early 1930s.