Festiniog Railway 4 Wheel Ashbury 3rd Class Coach Kit

Festiniog Railway 4 Wheel Ashbury 3rd Class Coach Kit

Details:

Recreate a classic piece of Welsh narrow gauge heritage with the Dundas Models Festiniog Railway 4 Wheel Ashbury 3rd Class Coach Kit, a finely detailed etched brass kit designed for OO9 modellers. This model represents the historic Ashbury-built coaches used on the famous Ffestiniog Railway, offering an authentic addition to Victorian-era and early narrow gauge layouts.

The original Ashbury coaches were built in the 1870s by the Ashbury Railway Carriage & Iron Co. of Manchester for the expanding Ffestiniog Railway. These lightweight 4-wheel vehicles were designed specifically for narrow gauge operation in North Wales, providing basic but practical passenger accommodation for the steeply graded slate railway between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Porthmadog. Their compact design and short wheelbase made them ideal for tight curves and early lightweight track infrastructure.

This OO9 scale kit faithfully captures the distinctive character of these historic 3rd class coaches, making it a rewarding project for experienced modellers interested in scratch-building, Welsh narrow gauge history, or early railway coaching stock.

Features:

• Etched brass OO9 scale kit representing Festiniog Railway 4-wheel Ashbury 3rd class coach.
• Faithful reproduction of historic Victorian-era Welsh narrow gauge coaching stock.
• Designed for experienced modellers and scratch-build style construction.