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Accurascale ACC2803-D

Pontop and Jarrow Chaldron Pack

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Prototype Eras
Era 1 (1804 to 1874) Pioneering
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping

Manufacturer description

Three wagon multi-pack, NER 4T Chaldron

Pack D: Pontop & Jarrow Railway - Two ex-NER P1 style Chaldrons and an S&DR style Chaldron in pre-1932 lettering, circa 1910. 

Containing three wagons, numbered:

• 405
• 460
• 92

Each pack produced has been themed by colliery, and each waggon depicted is based on photographic evidence and reference to colliery records to confirm lettering styles. Some packs contain just one style of waggon, while others contain mixed styles where research has shown that they operated in conjunction with each other. 

Specification List:

• Die-cast metal chassis with plastic body. Weight of 9g unloaded.
• Operates over minimum radius curves (371mm, 1st radius set-track)
• Five different body designs, covering a time period from 1840 to 1978.
• Three styles of wheel design; split spoke, star spoke and wave spoke, to a blackened 00 gauge RP25-88 profile.
• Three styles of braking arrangement and brake handles, with different block types and the more complicated Londonderry clasp type brake.
• Three arrangements of ‘bang-boards’.
• Additional, removable ‘greedy boards’ (horizontal board extensions to the body) to the Shildon Works built Chaldron, giving an increased coal loading.
• Scale width wire handrails, metal pin jaw coupling and wire/etch handbrake levers.
• Eroded metal/plastic detail parts, including grab handles, door securing pins, chassis chain points and safety chains in metal.
• Wagons connected via an all new link fine chain with Neodymium magnetic heads, connected at the wagon via prototypical cotter pin coupling.
• Two extra NEM fitted magnetic couplings supplied with wagon packs to allow for fitting to locomotives and/or additional rolling stock.
• Artwork features authentic colliery markings and numbers, accurate to time period modelled and based on actual photographic evidence where possible.
• Additional research assistance provided by Beamish Living Museum, Bowes Railway and the North Eastern Railway Association.

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Accurascale has released a new pack of three coal wagons, designed to represent those used by the Pontop and Jarrow Railway in the early 20th century. The pack includes two Chaldron-style wagons with ex-NER P1 lettering, circa 1910, and one S&DR-style Chaldron wagon with pre-1932 lettering.

The wagons are built to OO gauge and feature a minimum radius curve of 1:1. The models are made from die-cast metal chassis with plastic bodies, weighing 9g unloaded. They operate on curves with a radius of 371mm, which is the first radius set-track.

Each wagon in the pack is individually numbered, with the running numbers 405, 460, and 92. The wagons are designed to be representative of coal wagons used during the pioneering era of railways.

The Accurascale wagons feature a range of details, including eroded metal and plastic parts, scale width wire handrails, and metal pin jaw couplings. The wagons are connected via a link fine chain with Neodymium magnetic heads and prototypical cotter pin coupling. Two extra NEM fitted magnetic couplings are also supplied with the pack to allow for fitting to locomotives and additional rolling stock.

The artwork on the wagons features authentic colliery markings and numbers, accurate to the time period modelled and based on actual photographic evidence where possible. Research assistance was provided by the Beamish Living Museum, Bowes Railway, and the North Eastern Railway Association.