Slaters Plastikard O Gauge 7044 Gloucester 5 Plank Fixed Ends Private Owner Wagon Kit Unpainted

This model kit for a 5 plank open wagon built by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon company has features suggesting a RCH 1883 specification wagon. The small capacity 5 plank wagons, usually rated for 8 to 10 tons, were common in the Victorian era, but the low sides restricted the load capacity. By the early years of the 20th century the need for the larger volume capacity 7 plank wagon to contain loads of 10 tons of coal had become obvious. Quarrying companies loading stone where a 5 plank wagon comfortably contained 12 tons of product continued to use these lower sided wagons until nationalisation

Supplied with metal wheels, 3 link couplings and sprung buffers