Ellis Clark Trains C3010A

OO Gauge 25T Lowmac 'KDE263282', Satlink, Preserved

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI/AI images rather than photographs

Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

Clark Railworks OO Gauge C3010A Lowmac 'KDE263282', Satlink, Preserved

Era 8

SPECIFICATIONS

• Fully detailed diecast frame

• Detailed end fittings and pipework

• NEM pocket combined with vacuum cylinder, replaceable with a fully detailed cylinder

• Sprung metal buffers

• Optional EM brake shoes - supplied in detail pack 

• Finely detailed etched brass detail parts

• Separately fitted etched brass tie down rings

• Brass bearings with pin point axles

• Fully detailed chassis

Catalogue listing

Model details

The Ellis Clark Trains 25T Lowmac Satlink Preserved Wagon KDE263282 is a model railway item designed for use with OO gauge layouts. This model represents a British Rail wagon used during the period of sectorisation.

The model features a fully detailed diecast frame, end fittings, and pipework. It also includes a NEM pocket combined with a vacuum cylinder, which can be replaced with a fully detailed cylinder. The model has sprung metal buffers, optional EM brake shoes, finely detailed etched brass detail parts, and separately fitted etched brass tie down rings. The bearings and axles are made of brass and have pin point axles. The chassis is fully detailed.

The Lowmac wagon has a long history dating back to the mid-nineteenth century. The wagon was designed to transport bulky machinery and vehicles on Britain's railways, which had restricted loading gauges. The design was refined over the years, and the Diagram 173 variant was developed during World War II to transport large military vehicles. After the war, the wagons were used for a variety of purposes, including transporting construction and agricultural equipment, as well as serving the needs of the railway itself.

The Lowmac wagons were used in a variety of settings, including wartime traffic, peacetime freight and mixed traffic, and even as 'runner' wagons for transporting long sections of rail or concrete beams. They were often used singly or in pairs in mixed freight trains, making for an interesting spectacle. Due to their unglamorous nature, many Lowmac wagons were overlooked by photographers, leaving much of their regular work undocumented.