Oxford Rail Pilchard Wagon - BR Black DB990080 1:76

Oxford Rail Pilchard Wagon - BR Black DB990080 1:76The smallest of the three LNER bogie drop side ballast wagon designs but the only one not built before nationalisation. BR diagram 1 571 was built from May 1950 to May 1951 by Butterly Engineering under lot 2121. Only 50 were ever built with numbers ranging from DB990050 to DB990099. Allocated to the Eastern region these wagons remained in the region and rarely strayed far, serving in permanent way trains and stone workings. They were later given the

The smallest of the three LNER bogie drop-side ballast wagon designs but the only one not built before nationalisation. BR diagram 1/571 was built from May 1950 to May 1951 by Butterly Engineering under lot 2121. Only 50 were ever built with numbers ranging from DB990050 to DB990099.

Allocated to the Eastern region these wagons remained in the region and rarely strayed far, serving in permanent way trains and stone workings. They were later given the TOPS code YCO and continued to be used up until the 1980s as unfitted stock fell out of use.

Technical Specification 

Scale: 1:76 (OO)

Length: 170mm

Width: 33mm

Weight: 43g

Minimum Curve Radius: Radius 2 (438mm)

ERA: BR Early Crest 1948-1957

Scale

1:76 scale means that this is 76 times smaller than the full sized vehicle(s)

For a much more detailed explanation of scale and the history please follow this link.