NEW Dapol O Gauge Announcements

Dapol have announced 2 new wagon ranges for O Gauge at this weekends Guild O Gauge Model event at the Barnsley Metrodome. Have a look below:

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Specifications

• Die-cast compensated chassis
• Finely profiled wheels and axles with brass bearing pockets
• Highly detailed injection moulded body
• Many separately added fine details
• Sprung metal buffers
• Sprung metal coupling hook and three link coupling
• Expertly applied liveries

History

Charles Roberts built 1,000 22 ton hopper wagons to Diagram 161 in 1949, and a year later 1,500 were built to Diagram 1/162 uprated to 24 tons. These were built by Charles Roberts, and Cambrian with Birmingham upgrading 500 of the 22 ton 1/161 wagons. They were initially used for iron ore traffic and latterly Limestone, chalk and sand.

Also announced by Dapol in O Gauge are eight new 14T Slope Sided Mineral Wagons, also expected to be released towards the end of this year.

Wagons priced at £51.00 each (RRP £60.00)

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Specifications

• Die-cast compensated chassis
• Finely profiled wheels and axles with brass bearing pockets
• Highly detailed injection moulded body
• Many separately added fine details
• Sprung metal buffers
• Sprung metal coupling hook and three link coupling
• Expertly applied liveries

History
The 14 ton slope sided mineral wagons were designed and patented by Charles Roberts in 1935 and prior to the war many could be seen in Private owner liveries. The MWT (Ministry of War Transport) ordered 9,000 wagons in 1943, however only 7,000 were completed by nationalization. B.R. later designated these wagons to Diagram1/100, and uprated them to 16 tons. Four further batches were ordered in 1946 with many lasting into the 1960’s.