7 Plank Wagon A & H Betts 45

7 Plank Wagon A & H Betts 45

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
• Clasp-style brake rigging and separately fitted buffers
• Finely applied A&H Betts livery with Stewarts Lane branding and satin finish
• This model is best suited to 365mm radius curves
• This model is fitted with NEM style couplings

Details

Bring authentic pre-nationalisation freight traffic to your layout with this highly detailed TT:120 scale 7-plank private owner wagon. These iconic wooden wagons were among the most common vehicles on Britain’s railways, built in vast numbers to handle the movement of coal, minerals, and general goods across the country.

During the Big Four era and into early British Railways, private owner wagons formed the backbone of freight operations. Their distinctive, owner-specific liveries added colour and individuality to trains, making them a key feature of realistic goods formations.

This model represents a 7-plank wagon owned by A&H Betts, a long-established coal merchant based in Battersea, South London. Carrying running number 45 and featuring Stewarts Lane branding, it reflects wagons used in the 1920s for transporting coal from rail depots to local distribution points.

Accurately reproduced in TT:120 (1:120 scale), this model is based on the 1923 RCH standard design and includes the characteristic top-hinged end door, a feature commonly found on wagons used for coal discharge.