967408 SECR 12T 7 Plank Mineral Wagon (SR Dia.1357) SR (pre-1936) No.17065 Railway-Icons New Special Operation Lifesaver paint

New Special Operation Lifesaver paint scheme

The Ffestiniog Railway operated two pairs of bogie coaches

this is an essential addition to any steam-era OO scale layout

realistic printed signs

the private motor vehicle and the dieselisation of Britain’s railways

967408 SECR 12T 7 Plank Mineral Wagon (SR Dia.1357) SR (pre-1936) No.17065 Railway-Icons New Special Operation Lifesaver paintAs the 19th Century drew to an end, the newly amalgamated South Eastern and Chatham Railway wasted no time in capitalising on the recently discovered coal in and around Shakespeare Cliffs and the Kent coalfields. Hopeful that the black gold would pay dividends, they ordered a huge number of 12 ton RCH compliant mineral wagons, which included a sizeable quantity of 7 Plank which would later become SR Diagram 1357. A total of 1850 wagons (including Dia.