Peco OO9 GR-558A Festiniog Railway 4 wheel Bug Box Narrow Gauge Passenger Coach No.3 Preservation Red
Detailed model of the Festiniog Railway enclosed 4-wheel 'Bug Box' coaches finished as coach number 3 in the red livery carried in the preservation era through the 1970s.
Although finished in a plain livery the detailing includes the FR emblem, door handles, notice on the door and running numbers all carefully picked out in fine print.
These coaches were designed to have a low centre of gravity due to concerns over the stability of narrow gauge trains which were later proved to be unfounded, though the coaches remained in service to be preserved as a vintage train. The wheels are concealed completely by the low-set body with passengers seated back-to-back, the seats themselves sitting on the box enclosing the wheels, axles and axleboxes.