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Accurascale ACC-MDO-BNDLE

BR 21T Wagon COAL21/MDO - Grey

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Prototype Era
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

British Railways 21 Ton Coal 21 / MDO Wagons
FIVE Three Wagon Packs of the MDO

Containing 15 wagons

• Grey, Pre-TOPS and TOPS liveries
• 1/107 pattern
• Spindle Buffers
• Oil Axle-boxes
• Introduced in 1950
• 1,500 wagons built to this pattern
• Two doors on either side of body and another at one end only for end-tipping
  
• Remained in service until 1988
• Ran in block rakes, and mixed with other coal wagons such as 16t minerals (MCO), 21t hoppers (HTO), 24.5t hoppers (HUO), etc.

Common features:

• Fives Packs of three wagons, each with individual numbers
• NEM standard coupler pockets
• Narrow tension lock couplers included
• RP25.88 darkened profile sets with 14.85mm back-to-backs and 26mm over pinpoints
• Metal 3-hole disc wagon wheels on metal axles - 12.6mm
• Designed for easy conversion to P4 and EM gauges
• Extra fine factory-fitted detail plastic parts and sprung buffers
• Individual lettering and codes from real wagons for authenticity

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Accurascale BR 21T Wagon COAL21/MDO (Grey) is a 4‑wheel, OO‑scale model of the British Railways 21‑ton coal wagon, built to represent the post‑TOPS period when the wagons were painted in BR grey.

The model features a minimum curve radius of 1, NEM standard coupling pockets with narrow tension‑lock couplers, spindle buffers, oil‑filled axle boxes and metal 3‑hole disc wheels on metal axles. The wheels have a back‑to‑back distance of 14.85 mm and over‑pin distance of 26 mm (RP25.88 profile). Individual wagon numbers and lettering are replicated from the real fleet for authenticity.

Accurascale supplies the wagons in packs of five, each pack containing three individually numbered wagons, totalling fifteen wagons per box. The parts are supplied as a darkened 1/107 profile set ready for conversion to P4 or EM gauges. Extra fine factory‑fitted plastic detail parts and sprung buffers are included.

The prototype wagons were introduced in 1950, with 1 500 units built to this pattern. They remained in service with British Rail until 1988, operating in block rakes and mixed with other coal wagons such as the 16‑ton MCO, 21‑ton HTO and 24.5‑ton HUO. The model’s manufacturer part number is ACC‑MDO‑BNDLE.