Dapol O Gauge 7F-080-028 Rose, Smith & Company London 8 Plank Open Wagon 8245 RTR
Dapol O Gauge 7F-080-028 Rose, Smith & company, London 8 plank open coal wagon 8245 Ready to Run
Although based in London Rose, Smith and company wagons travelled widely and the company was very successful for it's owners. The company served a number of depots in the South Eastern counties, including Tonbridge and Tenterden.
7F-080-016 Photo Shown
The owners may also have had business connections with light railway operator Colonel H F Stephens of the K&ESR as Rose, Smith wagons are frequently seen in photographs of the Weston Clevedon & Portishead Railway in north Somerset.
The Dapol O gauge model of the 8 plank open wagon features:
Finely moulded body and chassis with internal detail represented
Opening side doors
Finely applied livery and printed details
Profiled wheels and axels with brass bearing pockets
Metal sprung buffers
3 link metal coupling chain with sprung coupling hook