7F-052-007 5 Plank 9 Ft Ernest Franklin 5 O Gauge Brand_Trix this cargo train is ready

this cargo train is ready to pull the heaviest of loads

MINIMUM RADIUS 438mm

The moulds were then modified with added surface detail

Contents: sand hill

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7F-052-007 5 Plank 9 Ft Ernest Franklin 5 O Gauge Brand_Trix this cargo train is readyThe first freight wagons for the railway were open wagons. Initially, as the tractive effort of the locomotives was relatively low, these wagons were generally low sided with only one or two planks acting as sides and carrying capacity of just a couple of tons. As the technology progressed, so did demand for rail freight and with the increased power of the steam engines came bigger wagons. The 5 plank wagon was perhaps the most common general goods