No.1 Flat Bed
My first 16mm model - bought before any track etc - building this made me realise how much bigger SM32 was compared to 009 - that and buying my first piece of track!
Bought as a kit from Houston Gate Locomotive Works - good wagon, easy build.
Used as a gauging wagon as we built the line and moved bits and bobs around behind Big Yin (now Lola) in the early days.
Now used as a multi function wagon, mainly on timber works.
No.2 Well/Container Wagon
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| Just a bit of weathering and number added at CHLR |
Purchased from E-Bay, from someone who likes to scratch build new models and often sells early test versions. This wagon is technically the base of a container wagon, the lower central area is where a container could go.
However with my mantra of the line needs to do 'real' things, I always saw this wagons job as being a beer bottle carrier around the garden - as it happens with the arrival subsequently of a different wagon, it's ended up being the brew wagon, with the central area being a good place to pop a mug of tea to send down the line behind loco 3.
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| A awkward line extension meeting with the Planning Authorities is eased with a Tea Special |
Driven very carefully at sharp curves and across rattly track sections mind you!
A popular wagon, especially in Autumn and Winter - also gets use on timber trains although can derail in long trains so gets used on shorter trains at the mo, till I can rebuild coupling area.
No.3 - Scrap Wagon
Probably the most used wagon on the line - a Swift Sixteen wagon that was a joy to put together and runs brilliantly on any train - rostered as the scrap wagon for the woodyard business (old nails & screws sent down the line to Junction to be sent up to London for recycling). However it can be found carrying anything from wood, corks, barrels, vine cuttings, bird seed - its adaptability is its greatest asset!
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| Scrap being reversed into the goods yard at Junction |
No.4 - Guards Van - Large
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| Gordon the Guard peers out of his window |
Great kit from IP engineering - the Freelance range.
Includes a working lamp (out of sight here) and our guard. Until the arrival of Loco 3, the trains have been relatively short so this items has not been over used - actually getting more use giving guards van rides to visiting enthusiasts.
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| The Guards Van ready for another trip away from Junction |
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No.6 - General Purpose wagon
A simple wagon that gets used on Coal, Bird Seed and general Goods trains - a Phil Sharples kit - easy to put together and good value price wise
No.14 - Tipper wagon
An interesting 'one off' brass model acquired from an infamous auction site - has a fairly unique tipping side that allows teh good sto e easily accessed and unloaded
No.41 - You can see our numbering is slightly random! So this was another ebay find - a bespoke wagon that we repainted and fixed the vertical rods - its a great addition to our woodyard flows as it can accommodate quite a load of variable length wood pieces and due to its articulated chassis (two binnie skip chassis's I believe) can negotiate the various curves of the CHLR. Will be used wagon 12 (and now 44) to provide the backbone of the wood kinder trains we run throughout the winter from Woodyard down to Junction.
No44 - Ex WD WW1 Pershing Wagon
Acquired from the War Department following WW1 - this Pershing wagon, repainted in Red Oxide is now used on the line as part of the timber movements
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| PC Peter Lod inspects wagon 44 after being out-shipped from the works ready for more work on the line |
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