Hornby R60014 Lmr Flat Bed Wagon Pack Green

General Goods Vehicles Or Merchandise Waggons Of The Later Stephenson Period Were Simple Fourwheeled Platform Vehicles With Sprung 3 Diameter Wheels And Were Typically Around 14 In Length With A Superficial Surface Of Platform Area Of Seventyfive Square Feet Able To Carry A Considerable Quantity Of Light Goods Of About Four Tons Weight By 1841 Dumbbuffers And Coupling Chains Were Fitted And As The Decade Progressed The Length Of The Waggons Shortened And The Width Increased Creating A Greater Load Area The Fitment Of Loose Sides Of Around 2 In Height Allowed For The Carriage Of Coal And Loads Were Protected By Canvas Tarpaulins Painted With The Company Initials To Prevent Their Theft With Each Waggon Having Its Number Weight And Gauge Clearly Marked In White Paint On A Black Background As Travel Time By Railway Was Superior To That Of Road Travel By Coach Coach Companies Sought New Ways To Compete Leading To Mail Coaches And Stagecoaches Being Loaded Onto The Open Carriage Waggons For Onward Travel To Places Such As Liverpool Or Manchester These Connecting Or Branch Coaches Were To Become The Antecedent For The Branch Line Railways Of The Future

Features of Hornby R60014 Lmr Flat Bed Wagon Pack Green

1:76 Scale / Oo Gauge | Livery: Liverpool And Manchester | Finish: Satin | Era: 1 Pioneering 1804-1869