Rapido Trains UK has revealed another colourful addition to its growing OO9 Narrow Gauge All Purpose Wagon range, with three new wagons joining the upcoming second production batch in the ever-popular Purple Moose Brewery livery.

The newly announced trio comprises a tanker wagon, dropside open wagon and a flat wagon complete with crate load, giving modellers three very different vehicles with which to add a little brewery-inspired character to their narrow gauge layouts. While the Purple Moose wagons aren’t based on specific prototype vehicles, the branding has long proved popular with modellers — particularly in the wonderfully varied world of OO9, where quirky industrial, light railway and fictional stock can feel right at home.

Plenty More Coming in Batch 2

The Purple Moose trio is just part of a much larger second batch of Rapido All Purpose Wagons, with plenty of other models currently available to pre-order.

We're particularly excited about the number of Rails of Sheffield exclusives included this time around. Our upcoming models include a distinctive Henderson’s Relish rectangular tank wagon, further War Department wagons, our colourful Swizzels Love Hearts tanker, plus the newly announced Naval Stores triple pack.

With such a broad selection of liveries, body styles and loads available, the All Purpose Wagon range lends itself perfectly to mixing and matching — whether you're building a realistic narrow gauge goods train or something a little more imaginative.

Don't Forget about a Locomotive to haul them!

Of course, all those wagons need something to pull them. Rapido's own OO9 Sirdar locomotives are also in stock now, making them an ideal companion for the All Purpose Wagon range and giving you everything you need to assemble a characterful narrow gauge train straight away.

Looking further ahead, Rapido's upcoming Peckett & Sons Cranmore Class locomotives will provide another excellent option, with those models also available to pre-order.

Build Your Narrow Gauge Fleet at Rails

With Batch 1 available now, a huge Batch 2 range open for pre-order, several Rails of Sheffield exclusives and Rapido locomotives to match, there's never been a better time to expand your OO9 collection.

Whether it's the newly announced Purple Moose Brewery wagons, our exclusive War Department and Naval Stores packs, or something altogether different from the huge selection available, there's plenty of narrow gauge character to choose from — but with some of the first batch already disappearing, don't leave it too long to secure your favourites!

Narrow gauge railways across the world utilised an enormous amount of similar yet subtly different wagons. As such, to kick-start Rapido Narrow Lines, Rapido have created a range of new 009 wagons, each inspired by a plethora of narrow gauge prototypes.

The range includes a vast array of wagon body styles to suit the needs of any 009 modeller. They understand that narrow gauge railways were used for so much more than just slate quarries and preserved lines of North Wales, so they have included as many wagon variants as possible to suit your modelling needs.

If you don't want to wait for Batch 2, the good news is that Rapido's first batch of All Purpose Wagons is in stock now — and it is absolutely enormous.

There are numerous different designs and liveries to choose from, allowing you to put together anything from a short industrial train to a sizeable mixed goods formation. However, some versions have already started to sell out, so it's worth taking another look if there are particular wagons you've had your eye on.

We also still have our own Rails Exclusive War Department triple packs available from the first batch, offering six specially selected wagons across the two sets.