Slaters Plastikard O Gauge 7059 Gloucester 7 Plank End Door Private Owner Wagon Kit Unpainted

A detailed model kit building a RCH 1887 standard design open wagon with 7 plank height sides and end door. This kit replicates the details of a wagon built by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon company.

The 7 plank body provided a greater internal volume than the 6 plank type, allowing up to 12 tons of coal to be carried. Initially the larger wagons were ordered mostly by collieries, coal factors (dealers) and exporters, but by 1923 the 7 plank wagon was the most commonly used type in the coal trade. Collieries and exporters usually ordered wagons equipped with end as well as side doors so the wagons could be emptied quickly by tipping the coal through the end. Side and bottom doors were also normally fitted so the wagons could easily be used for manual or hopper unloading.

Supplied complete with wheels, 3 link couplings and sprung buffers.