SE&CR Dia. 1744 two-plank open wagon Livery:Dia. 1744 - 1789 - SECR grey Our model is of coach

Our model is of coach F as restored to running order

3 has been variously an all 3rd class – two 3rd / 2nd and two 3rd / 1st with the full height partition separating the classes

including finely moulded brake gear

this wagon represents earlier (pre 1936) lettering

Manning Wardle is a manufacturer held dear by many industrial railway enthusiasts

SE&CR Dia. 1744 two-plank open wagon Livery:Dia. 1744 - 1789 - SECR grey Our model is of coachThe SECR used its standard 9ft 6in wheelbase steel underframe for a two plank ballast wagon that was introduced in 1919. Some 120 were built over the next four years, the last being completed by the Southern. These wagons were often seen in long rakes as they took ballast to wherever trackwork required attention. They were so useful that BR didnt finally get rid of the last ones until 1971, which made them some of the last pre Grouping vehicles in