This N wagon is a model of wagon 12 operated by the Sheffield and Ecclesall Co-Operative Society, painted in anï Indian red scheme with shaded lettering.
Coal was a common product sold by Co-Operative societies, the society being able to order coal in wagonload quantities and obtain good pricing from collieries. We will be featuring other Co-Operative wagons in our future releases.
The Sheffield and Eccleshall Co-Operative was formed by the merger of the original Sheffield society with the Eccleshall Society. Through further mergers the society has enlarged considerably, now being the Sheffield branch of the Yorkshire Co-Operative.