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Oxford OR76WW006C

Warwell Flat Wagon KWA 95537 with Sherman Tank Load

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

Manufacturer description

Introduced in 1942 for the transport of Sherman tanks, the 50T bogie Warwell wagon continued to see service after the end of the Second World War. Our model captures it's original and designed for use - moving new Sherman tanks arriving at the West coast ports from American factories. They would travel in these special wagons - which allowed the tanks to fit within the UK loading gauge - down to the training grounds and armouries of the South. This model also includes a die-cast Sherman tank in matching 1:76 scale. In it's 'as shipped' form with wooden packing carton on it's rear and gun supported by a wooden stake.

Other versions and liveries can be found here.

SPECIFICATIONS

• ITEM NUMBER OR76WW006C
• LIVERY MOD KWA
• RUNNING NUMBER WW35
• PAINT FINISH Pristine

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Oxford Warwell Flat Wagon KWA 95537 with Sherman tank load is a 1:76 scale model of the 50‑ton bogie wagon introduced in February 1942 for the transport of Sherman tanks. The wagon was used by the War Department to move new tanks from West‑coast ports to training grounds and armouries in the south of the United Kingdom, fitting within the British loading gauge. Service continued after the Second World War.

The model is supplied in the original War Department livery, with the running number WW35 and a pristine paint finish. It includes a die‑cast Sherman tank, also in 1:76 scale, presented ‘as shipped’ with a wooden packing carton on the rear and the gun supported by a wooden stake. The manufacturer part number is OR76WW006C and the period represented is the era of the “Big Four” railway companies (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).

Additional liveries and versions of this wagon are available from the same range.