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Dapol 4F-090-105

9 Plank Wagon Gas Light and Coke 763 Weathered

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

The 9 plank open wagon was introduced in the 1930s to offer a more efficient and cost effective method of delivering coal to high demand customers. The 9 plank wagon had a carrying capacity of 20 tonnes and to assist in loading/unloading had two doors per side, an end door and some variants even had opening hatches on the underside.

Many 9 plank wagons were privately owned and carried a large variety of liveries.

Catalogue listing

Model details

The Dapol 9 Plank Gas Light and Coke wagon is a highly detailed OO gauge model. It features a weathered finish and is accurately modelled on a wagon that was used to transport coal to high demand customers in the 1930s.

The model is 97mm in length and 39mm in height, with a width of 33mm. It has a minimum radius curve requirement of Radius 1 and features NEM/Tension lock couplings. The model is designed to represent a realistic load, with a coal/coking coal load included.

The 9 plank wagon was a more efficient and cost-effective method of delivering coal, with a carrying capacity of 20 tonnes. It typically had two doors per side, an end door, and in some cases, opening hatches on the underside. Many 9 plank wagons were privately owned and carried a variety of liveries.

This model is a representation of a Gas Light and Coke Co. wagon, a company that was one of the many private owners of these wagons. The model is suitable for use in layouts depicting the Big Four railway companies, which existed from 1923 to 1948.