5 Plank Wagon Snow & Sons No.65

5 Plank Wagon Snow & Sons No.65

Model

1:76 Scale model produced by Hornby. This model is ready-to-run and will make a great addition to any model railway collection.

Model Features

• 1:76 Scale Model
• Highly Detailed Model
• Pristine Paint Finish
• This model is best suited to 371mm radius curves
• This model is if fitted with Yes style couplings

Details

H.W. Snow & Sons, coal and coke merchants of Wallingford, Oxfordshire, operated a small fleet of distinctive wagons marked with a diagonal red lozenge. These wagons carried coal from the GWR main line at Cholsey along the branch line to Wallingford, where the coal was transferred onto road vehicles for local delivery. Their operation highlights the role of private owner wagons in connecting rural and market towns to the national rail network, providing an efficient link between colliery supplies and local customers, and offering a colourful and historically significant subject for model railway layouts.