Oxford Rail OR76MW7007 OO Gauge F Warren & Co, London 7 Plank Open Coal Wagon
Oxford Rail have announced two additions to their Oxford Rail range of open wagons.
F Warren and Company were coal merchants in London during the later part of the 19th century, the firm merging with the company of fellow merchant Thomas Coote to form Coote & Warren in 1908.
The Oxford Rail model is a standard RCH design 12-Ton mineral wagon following the 1923 standard, which defined the strength and design details for a 7 plank wagon to be built from parts to a standard set of dimensions. The use of RCH parts allowed repairs to be effected quickly using parts irrespective of the manufacturer, keeping wagons on the move and not waiting for parts. RCH 7 plank wagons were the most numerous design of coal wagons built in the UK after 1923 with a universal length of 16'6", width of 8'0" and wheelbase of 9'0". These wagons were of a simple design and employed standard RCH fittings throughout and were originally built as the Oxford Rail model depicts with seven side planks, making an overall body height of 4' 4".
The new Oxford Rail Standard RCH 12 Ton Mineral wagon boasts finely engraved body and underframe detail plus NEM couplings.