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Accurascale ACC2813

Chaldron Wagon Throckley Colliery - Pack N

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Prototype Eras
Era 1 (1804 to 1874) Pioneering
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

Three wagon multi-pack, NER 4T Chaldron

Pack N: The Throckley Coal Company - Formed in 1867, the Throckley Coal Company owned a number of pits to the west of Newcastle, on the north bank of the River Tyne, and were linked to Staiths situated at Leamington by two separate railway branches. Throckley’s fleet of Chaldrons were in use right up to 1947, when they were scrapped by burning, and the company was one of the few that fitted their ex-NER P1 Chaldrons with additional ‘greedy boards’.

Three P1 style Chaldrons, two fitted with additional ‘Greedy Boards’, circa 1946, numbered:

• 133
  
• 104
• 108

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 Chaldron Wagon Throckley Colliery – Pack N is a three‑wagon, N gauge (4‑wheel) model representing a pre‑grouping coal wagon. The wagons are liveried in the colours of the Throckley Colliery, a company formed in 1867 that operated pits west of Newcastle and used the wagons up to 1947.

The pack includes three versions of the NER P1 style chaldron, two of which are supplied with removable “greedy boards” – horizontal extensions that increase the apparent coal load. Each wagon is numbered to match historic records (133, 104, 108) and the liveries are based on photographic evidence and colliery archives.

The models have a die‑cast metal chassis with a plastic body, weigh 9 g unloaded and run on a minimum radius curve of 371 mm (1st radius set‑track). Five body designs covering the period 1840‑1978 are offered, together with three wheel‑spoke styles (split, star and wave) to a blackened 00 gauge RP25‑88 profile. Three braking arrangements, three bang‑board configurations and three types of couplings (metal pin‑jaw, magnetic heads with cotter pins and NEM magnetic couplers) are provided.

Detail parts such as grab handles, door pins, chassis chain points and safety chains are reproduced in eroded metal or plastic. Scale‑accurate wire handrails, hand‑brake levers and fine link chains complete the kit. Artwork for the wagons reflects authentic colliery markings and numbers, verified with assistance from the Beamish Living Museum, Bowes Railway and the North Eastern Railway Association.