37-450D 16T Steel Slope-Sided Mineral Wagon Rivetted Doors BR Grey B7464 - Weathered Era_Era-2 To keep the machinery running

To keep the machinery running

After nearly 20 years of service under their belts

but otherwise its main mechanism looks and operates very much like that of a real steam engine

GWR Iron Mink wagon "Salvage" Save for Victory No

Eckon colour light signal kit

37-450D 16T Steel Slope-Sided Mineral Wagon Rivetted Doors BR Grey B7464 - Weathered Era_Era-2 To keep the machinery runningSteel bodied mineral wagons were developed from the 1930s, with wagon builder Charles Roberts pioneering the slope sided design. The first production wagons were outshopped in 1939, however the onset of World War Two halted private orders and so the bulk of the fleet was constructed to Ministry Of (War) Transport (MOT) orders. Designed to carry coal, the wagons had end, side, and sometimes bottom doors to aid their unloading. Construction continued