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Accurascale ACC2810-K

Ex-S.C.C National Coal Board 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 K: Ex-S.C.C National Coal Board - Three early period Darlington built Chaldrons, as present at Stargate Colliery in February 1950.

Containing three wagons, numbered:

• 16
• 22
• 28

At Stargate Colliery, the lines from Emma and Greenside Collieries converged, with the Emma branch being worked by a stationary engine based at Stargate, which itself was joined to the ex-NER lines near Heathfield, halfway between Stella and Addidson, by a self-acting incline. The stationary engine at Stargate was replaced in 1948 by locomotive working and this practice continued until 1961, when the whole system closed down, the Chaldrons having been in continuous use since the mid-19th century.
Used to supply coal for the boilers at Stargate and Emma, the Chaldrons were also used as service vehicles, with waste and building materials being transported to and from the collieries, while others were used as runner vehicles on the incline between the two collieries. This enabled wagons to be moved into the headshunt at Emma above the screens, as well as to bring empty wagons up from the bottom of the incline. As a result of their longevity in service, it was not uncommon to see both NCB and S.C.Co. legends mixed together in rakes of Chaldrons, an incongruous sight among the more modern wagons being used.

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 Ex‑S.C.C National Coal Board Chaldron Pack is a three‑wagon model set representing early British rail wagons used on coal‑mining sites. The wagons carry the National Coal Board livery, have a four‑wheel arrangement and are built to 00 gauge. The design originates from a mid‑17th‑century prototype and was first constructed around 1820; the pack reproduces a period from the early British Railways crest era.

The pack contains three individual chaldrons numbered 16, 22 and 28, modelled as they appeared at Stargate Colliery in February 1950. At that time the lines from Emma and Greenside Collieries converged at the colliery, with a stationary engine later replaced by locomotive working in 1948. The wagons were employed to supply coal to boilers, transport waste and building materials, and to operate as runner vehicles on a self‑acting incline between the two collieries. Their long service life meant that both National Coal Board and former South Coal Co. markings were often seen together.

Technical specifications include a die‑cast metal chassis with a plastic body, weighing 9 g unloaded, and the ability to negotiate a minimum radius curve of 371 mm (1st radius set‑track). The set offers five body designs covering 1840 to 1978, three wheel‑spoke styles, three braking arrangements, and optional “greedy boards” for increased coal loading. Details such as handrails, pin‑jaw couplings, hand‑brake levers, grab handles and safety chains are reproduced in metal or eroded plastic. Wagons are coupled with fine magnetic chain links and include extra magnetic couplings for use with locomotives. Artwork reflects authentic colliery markings based on photographic evidence, with additional research assistance from Beamish Living Museum, Bowes Railway and the North Eastern Railway Association.