7 Plank Wagon Arthur Wharton Ltd 3018

7 Plank Wagon Arthur Wharton Ltd 3018

Model

1:120 Scale model produced by Hornby TT:120. This model is ready-to-run and will make a great addition to any model railway collection.

Model Features

• 1:120 Scale Model
• Authentic 1923 RCH standard 7-plank wagon design
• Highly detailed planked bodyshell with realistic interior detailing
• Clasp-style brake rigging and separately fitted buffers
• Finely applied private owner livery with authentic lettering and numbering
• This model is best suited to 365mm radius curves
• This model is fitted with NEM style couplings

Details

Bring classic British freight operations to life with this highly detailed TT:120 scale 7-plank private owner wagon, a true icon of early 20th-century railway traffic. Private owner wagons like these were among the most numerous vehicles on Britain’s railways, built in vast quantities to transport coal, coke, aggregates, and general merchandise across the network.

Used extensively during the ‘Big Four’ era and into early British Railways, these simple yet essential wooden wagons were a familiar sight in goods trains nationwide. Their colourful liveries, designed by individual owners, added variety and character to freight operations, making them a favourite among railway modellers.

This model represents a 7-plank wagon owned by Arthur Wharton Ltd, a coal and coke merchant based in Yorkshire during the 1920s and 1930s. Carrying running number 3018, it reflects a typical private owner vehicle used to transport coal from collieries to local distribution yards before the widespread adoption of steel-bodied wagons.

Expertly reproduced in TT:120 (1:120 scale), this model captures the rugged construction and distinctive appearance of the 1923 RCH standard design, making it ideal for historically accurate goods trains and industrial layouts.