{"product_id":"rapido-trains-uk-845022-mr-d299-5-plank-open-nsff-grey-no-27","title":"845022 MR D299 5-Plank Open - NSFF Grey No.27","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort handbrake lever \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8A axleboxes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTiedown bobbins \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBottom doors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSplit-spoke wheels running in metal bearings \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh level of detail above and below the floor line \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh quality livery application \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNEM coupler pockets \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1:76 scale, (OO gauge) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUK designed \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW160057493 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335557856\":16777215,\"335559739\":150}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eThe Midland Railway D299 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e8-ton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e high-sided (5-plank) open wagon was built to Derby Carriage and Wagon drawing No. 550 of 1882.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW160057493 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335557856\":16777215,\"335559739\":150}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eUnlike many railway companies,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e which\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e were designing high-sided wagons to either be used for minerals or general goods, the Midland developed these wagons to accommodate both freight types. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW160057493 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335557856\":16777215,\"335559739\":150}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eMeasuring 14ft 11in over the headstocks and a 9ft wheelbase, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003ethey were\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e fitted with single-sided brakes, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003econtinuous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e draw gear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e, either-side doors \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eand bottom door\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e for mineral deployment. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW160057493 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335557856\":16777215,\"335559739\":150}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eThey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e were far from the biggest all-purpose wagon, but the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e design clearly worked perfectly as they \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003enumbered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003ein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003etens of thousands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW160057493 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335557856\":16777215,\"335559739\":150}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eA rolling stock survey in 1905 reported that over 69,000 were currently in service, of which \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eseveral thousand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e were replacements for the first examples built in the early 1880s. T\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003ehe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eMidland's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e policy of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003ebreaking up \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003ewagons that had aged out at the twenty-year mark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e makes it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eimpossible to verify \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003ea precise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003etotal build number.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW160057493 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335557856\":16777215,\"335559739\":150}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eIt is estimated that the approximate total built\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e over a twenty-year period\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003ean\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e incredible 72,000 vehicles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW160057493 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335557856\":16777215,\"335559739\":150}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eWhen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e the Midland introduced \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003ed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eiagram numbers to its rolling stock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e in 1907\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e, wagons built to drawing No.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e550 were designated as D299.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW160057493 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335557856\":16777215,\"335559739\":150}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eAlthough \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eplenty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e of the older D299 opens were scrapped\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e7000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e wagons were sold second-hand between 1905 and 1916\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e; these ended \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eup in the hands of industrial users and light railways\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eThe SE\u0026amp;CR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e also\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e hired some during the Great War, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e180\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003ewere sold in 1920 to the Port of London Authority.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW160057493 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335557856\":16777215,\"335559739\":150}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eIt's no surprise then that these wagons got everywhere. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eYou have only got to pick up a book on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003epre-grouping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e railways, and it won’t be long before a Midland open crops up in the background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW160057493 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335557856\":16777215,\"335559739\":150}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eOver 500 5-plank wagons were built for the Somerset \u0026amp; Dorset Joint Railway by contractors and at Highbridge Works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e; however, bottom doors were omitted, and subtle changes were made, such as a longer brake lever. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW160057493 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335557856\":16777215,\"335559739\":150}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eThe total quantity built for the S\u0026amp;DJR remains a mystery; however, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003ewhen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e the S\u0026amp;DJR’s goods stock was divided between the parent companies in 1914, the LSWR received about 224 of these 8-ton wagons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW160057493 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335557856\":16777215,\"335559739\":150}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eAround half \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eof these \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eLSWR \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003ewagons were then passed to the Southern Railway upon the grouping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003ehe LMS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003einherited \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003ebetween 43,000 and 44,000 surviving D299 opens from the Midland Railway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eNumbers steadily declined as they were replaced by LMS 12-ton open wagons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW160057493 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335557856\":16777215,\"335559739\":150}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003eWhen you consider the extensive quantity of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003ewagons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003e that were built, it’s quite surprising that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 BCX0\"\u003emore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160057493 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