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Accurascale ACC2809-J

Vane / Londonderry Chaldron Pack

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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

Three wagon multi-pack, NER 4T Chaldron

Pack J: Vane-Londonderry Collieries - Three 4T ‘Black Waggons’, in two body styles, circa 1960s.

Containing three wagons, numbered:

• 12
• 1825
• 256

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 OO gauge 4T 'Black Waggons' in the livery of Vane-Londonderry Collieries, circa 1960s. The wagons are based on photographic evidence and colliery records, with each pack featuring one of two body styles. The wagons are numbered 12, 1825 and 256, and are finished in a pristine condition.

The wagons are built in die-cast metal with a plastic body, weighing 9g unloaded. They can operate on minimum radius curves of 371mm radius, set-track. The wagons are part of a larger series of five different body designs, covering a period from 1840 to 1978. Three types of wheel design are included, as well as three braking arrangements and brake handles. The wagons also feature 'bang-boards' and 'greedy boards', which are removable horizontal extensions to the body.

Additional details include scale width wire handrails, metal pin jaw coupling, wire/etch handbrake levers, and eroded metal/plastic detail parts. The wagons are connected using a fine chain with Neodymium magnetic heads and cotter pin coupling. Two extra NEM fitted magnetic couplings are supplied with each pack, allowing 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. Research assistance was provided by the Beamish Living Museum, Bowes Railway and the North Eastern Railway Association.