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Prototype Eras
Era 1 (1804 to 1874) Pioneering
Era 2 (1875 to 1922) Pre-grouping
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
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:
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:
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Accurascale
ACC2805-F
Pack of 3 - Lambton Collieries (Earl of Durham’s Collieries) - Three ex-NER P1 style Chaldron wagons in pre-1896 livery
Accurascale
ACC2808-I
Pack of 3 - Seaham Dock Co. - 4T ‘Black Waggons’, in three body styles, circa 1950s
Accurascale
ACC2809-J
Pack of 3 - Vane-Londonderry Collieries - 4T ‘Black Waggons’, in two body styles, circa 1960s
Accurascale
ACC2802-C
Pack of 3 Seaton Burn Coal Co - Two ex-NER P1 style Chaldron wagons and an S&DR style Chaldron wagon, circa 1902
Accurascale
ACC2801-B
Pack of 3 Hetton Colliery Railway - ex-NER P1 style Chaldron Wagons in pre-1911 lettering
Accurascale
ACC2807-H
Pack of 3 - Londonderry Collieries - Three 4T ‘Black Waggons’, in two body styles, circa 1960s
Accurascale
ACC2804-E
Pack of 3 Wearmouth Coal Co. - ex-NER P1 style Chaldrons wagons, dating from the period 1900 to late 1920s/early 1930s.
Accurascale
ACC2803-D
Pack of 3 Pontop & Jarrow Railway - Two ex-NER P1 style Chaldron wagons and an S&DR style Chaldron wagon in pre-1932 lettering, circa 1910
Accurascale
ACC2800-A
Pack of 3 North Eastern Railway - P1 style Chaldron Wagons, circa 1890
Accurascale
ACC2806-G
Pack of 3 - Stella Coal Co S&DR style Chaldrons, circa 1950
Accurascale
ACC2814
Chaldron Wagon Harton Colliery - Pack O
Accurascale
ACC2811
North Eastern Railway Chaldron - Pack L
Accurascale
ACC2812
Chaldron Wagon Seaham Harbour - Pack M
Accurascale
ACC2810-K
Ex-S.C.C National Coal Board Chaldron Pack