RCH 1907 Private Owner Wagons OO

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Dinton, Buckinghamshire coal merchant Alfred Pratt had his wagon number 1 painted in a bright red livery, with lettering for delivery to Hartwell Sidings on the Metropolitan Railway near Aylesbury.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Model of a RCH 1907 design 5 plank open wagon finished in the grey livery of J Jones, coal merchant in the spa town of Malvern, wagon number 15.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
This model of a RCH 1907 design 5 plank open wagon is finished in the red livery of John Arnold & Sons, operators of the roadstone quarries at Wickwar, Gloucestershire. Wagon number 110 is marked for return to the nearby GWR station at Chipping Sodbury.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Finished in the blue livery of Sheffiled coal merchant E A Stevenson this RCH 1907 design 5 plank open wagon features Stevensons' elaborate livery and monograms as applied to wagon number 10.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Model of a RCH 1907 specification 5 plank open wagon finished in the striking blue with red diagonal stripe livery used by Crook & Greenway of Cheltenham, as applied to their wagon number 2.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Model of wagon number 11 belonging to the Star Bleaching Company or Horwich, a 1907 design 5 plank open wagon in maroon livery.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Model of a RCH 1907 5 plank open wagon in the black livery of Fulton & Co, colliery agents in London, wagon number 800. This wagon is marked empty to the Arley Colliery in the Coventry coal field, likely one of the agencies held by the Fulton company.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Model of John Allbutt & Co RCH 1907 5 plank open wagon number 1. John Allbutt used his wagon to advertise his companys' business as coal, coke and hay merchants, supplying good reliable house coal.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Model finished in the plain black livery of the Griff colliery company of Nuneaton wagon number 1308. One of the large colliery operators in the Coventry coal field, colliery owned wagons often carried simple liveries due to the large fleet being operated.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
This 5 plank RCH 1907 wagons is finished in the grey livery of Lyle & Son with their depot shown as at Barrs Court Wharf in Hereford wagon number 35.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Operated by colliery agents Wadsworth & Sons of Barnsley this wagon carries a black livery with the company name in a broad white diagonal stripe, an economical livery to apply which remains distinctive and noticeable. Wagon number 66.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
This RCH 1907 design 5 plank wagon is finished in the red livery of the South Leicester Colliery company wagon number 54.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
This 5 plank open wagon is finished in the green livery of Foster Brothers of Carlisle wagon number 24.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Typical of many country coal merchants John Smith & Sons served the local agricultural community, adding lime & potato merchants to the side of their 5 plank wagon number 3.

This model of Metropolitan Railway wagon 544 is being produced to match with the Rapido Trans model of Metropolitan Railway class E 0-4-4T No.1 using the new Rapido RCH 1907 type 5 plank wagon tooling.
The Metropolitan Railway operated it's own fleet of goods wagons, providing wagons to customers at the company's stations in the same way as the other mainline railway companies. MET wagons could arrive at any station on Britains' railway network until the formation of London Transport in the 1930s, when Metropolitan goods service was taken over by the LNER. The 5 plank open wagon was one of the most common general merchandise wagon types operated by the railway companies.

This model of London Transport wagon A945 is being produced to match with the Rapido Trans model of Metropolitan Railway class E 0-4-4T No.1 using the new Rapido RCH 1907 type 5 plank wagon tooling.
The Metropolitan Railway operated it's own fleet of goods wagons, providing wagons to customers at the company's stations in the same way as the other mainline railway companies until the  London Transport in the 1930s. Goods services were mostly taken over by the LNER, however London Transport retained many of the ex-Metropolitan Railway goods wagons for engineering service, along with Met No.1.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
This wagon with side and end doors is finished in the green and red livery of Melksham coal merchant S Skinner, wagon number 1.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
This wagon with side and end doors is finished in the familiar grey with black diamond livery of Midlands colliery agents, coal factors and quarry stone merchants Lunt Brothers, wagon number 724. In addition to the cities named on the wagon sides Lunt brothers had depots at many West Midlands stations and interests in limestone quarries in the North Wales borders area.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
This wagon with side and end doors is finished in the grey livery with diagonal red stripe of George Moxon & Sons, coal, coke and breeze factors of Huddersfield, wagon number 143.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
This wagon with side doors and fixed ends is finished in the grey livery of coal merchants Bessey & Palmer Ltd. of Great Yarmouth wagon number 743.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
This wagon with side and end doors is finished in the red livery of the Bullcroft Main Colliery company complete with the distinctive bull logo, wagon number 288.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
This wagon with side and end doors is finished in the grey livery of the Edinburgh Collieries company  wagon number 1724.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
This model of a RCH 1907 7 plank open wagon with side and end doors is finished in the green livery of London coal merchant and factor Albert Usher & company, wagon number 811.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Model of Annesley Colliery RCH 1907 7 plank open wagon number 195 fitted with side and end doors and finished in maroon livery.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Model of a RCH 1907 design 7 plank wagon with side and end doors finished in chocolate brown livery as Ernest Thomas & Jenkins wagon number 109. The merchants advertised their business as supplying 'best house gas steam & anthracite coals', South Wales anthracite being considered among the finest smokeless coals to be mined anywhere in the world.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
This model of a RCH 1907 7 plank wagon with side and end doors is finished in the chocolate brown livery of well-known West Country coal factors Renwick, Wilton & company as wagon number 521. Operating a large fleet of wagons Renwick, Wilton and later Renwick, Wilton & Co supplied all types of coals, holding contracts with many Devon gas works along with industries and households.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Model of Glass Houghton Collieries wagon number 606, a RCH 1907 design 7 plank open wagon with side and end doors advertising the colliery production of house and gas coal.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.This model of a RCH 1907 open wagon with side and end doors is finished in the blue livery of the Firestone Tyre company, being used to ensure a regular supply of coal was available for the company's plant at Brentford. Wagon number 2004.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
This model of a RCH 1907 7 plank wagon with side and end doors is finished in the plain black livery used by the Bwlch Colliery company of Hirwain in the Taff Valley of South Wales. Wagon number 131.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Model of one of the huge fleet of wagons operated by the Staveley coal and iron company finished in the company's grey livery as wagon number 4822

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Model of a RCH 1907 type wagon with die and end doors finished in the grey livery of the Rhymney Iron company wagon number 421. These wagons may have been used to carry coal and iron ore to the furnaces and to deliver the iron produced to the steel and rolling mills of South Wales.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Model of RCH 1907 design 7 plank open wagon number 5038 in the fleet of Harrisons of London, suppliers of steam and gas coal, suggesting the company specialised in supplying commercial consumers and gas works, hence the need for a large wagon fleet.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
This model with side and end doors is finished in the bright red livery of John J Tims whose depot was at Willesden Green on the Metropolitan Railway. Wagon number 191.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
This RCH 1907 7 plank wagon with side and end doors wagon is finished in the blue livery of the Ormiston Coal Company wagon number 69.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
Although finished in the Great Western Railway dark grey goods wagon colours this wagon is evidently on hire, carrying 'duplicate list' number 09244 to avoid confusion with the GWRs own wagon 9244 and with repair instructions on the door for the owners repair agents in Cardiff.

A new and highly detailed model of the RCH 1907 design open wagon. One of the most common designs used by private wagon owners these wagons frequently carried brightly coloured and floridly lettered liveries applied before WW1. Many thousands of wagons were built to this specification, the vast majority still running into WW2 and passing to British Railways at nationalisation. Each of the Rapido Trains models features prototype specific variations including end doors or no end door, buffer shank design, wheels, brake fittings and V hanger style.
The railway companies often purchased standard RCH coal wagons used to supply additional wagons to customers and to supply their own locomotives. This wagon painted in grey livery and lettered for the Great Central Railway has side and end doors. The number 05057 beginning with a 0 suggests a wagon on hire from the builder, either to cover a short-term demand or in lieu of wagons ordered but still under construction. The zero prefix was added to avoid exactly duplicating any other wagon the company had numbered 5057.