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Accurascale ACC2808-I

Seaham Harbour Chaldron Pack

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Prototype Eras
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description

Three wagon multi-pack, NER 4T Chaldron

Pack I: Seaham Dock Co. - Three 4T ‘Black Waggons’, in three body styles, circa 1950s.

Containing three wagons, numbered:

• 37
• 27
• 28

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 pack of three 4T 'Black Waggons' in the livery of the Seaham Dock Co. The wagons are in three different body styles, representative of those used in the 1950s. Each wagon is numbered 37, 27, and 28, and features a pristine finish.

The wagons are designed to operate on OO gauge track and are capable of navigating minimum radius curves of 371mm. They are built with a die-cast metal chassis and a plastic body, with a total weight of 9g when unloaded.

The pack is part of a larger series of NER 4T Chaldron wagons, with each pack themed around a specific colliery. The wagons are based on photographic evidence and colliery records to ensure accurate lettering styles.

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

The artwork on the wagons features authentic colliery markings and numbers, based on actual photographic evidence where possible. The manufacturer has also received research assistance from various institutions, including the Beamish Living Museum, Bowes Railway, and the North Eastern Railway Association.

The wagons are suitable for use in model railways representing the Big Four era, which includes the London and North Eastern Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, Great Western Railway, and Southern Railway.