Hornby - L&MR, Flat Bed Wagon Pack - Era 1

Product Code: R60014

Production Details:

Hornby L&MR, Flat Bed Wagon Pack - Era 1. General goods vehicles, or ‘Merchandise Waggons’ of the later Stephenson period were simple four-wheeled platform vehicles with sprung 3’ diameter wheels and were typically around 14’ in length, ‘with a superficial surface of platform area of seventy-five square feet’ able to carry ‘a considerable quantity of light goods’ of ‘about four tons weight.’ By 1841 dumb-buffers and coupling chains were fitted and as the decade progressed, the length of the wagons shortened and the width increased, creating a greater load area. Technical Specification & Detail: Finish: Satin, Operator / Livery: Liverpool and Manchester, Age Suitability: 14+.