Rapido Trains UK 967406 LBSCR 12T 7 Plank Coal Wagon (SR Dia.1373) LB&SCR No.10972

Expected Delivery Q1 2025 (Subject to change at Manufacturer's Discretion).

Much like their Kentish counterparts had done the previous year, the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway began ordering 7-Plank 12 Ton Coal Wagons in 1911. 225 wagons were added to a previously ordered SECR batch by the LBSCR, so the astute builder (Hurst, Nelson & Company) sensibly constructed them using the same SECR drawings. The LBSCR regarded these as a non-standard wagon, and illustrated this by ordering further parts for them from the manufacturer only a year after delivery, instead of producing parts themselves in their own wagon works.

Once they had moved to Southern Railway ownership, they were issued a unique diagram number (Dia. 1373) despite having the same origin as their SECR cousins. These wagons carried both styles of SR goods livery prior to withdrawal. It is believed a very small number survived into the BR-era but, again, no evidence of them carrying BR livery has ever been found.

• 7-plank wagon with side doors
  
• Oil axleboxes
  
• Twin-sided brakes
  
• Angled V-hangers
  
• Plain tapered buffers
  
• Split-spoke wheels running in metal bearings
  
• High level of detail above and below the floor line
• High quality livery application
  
• NEM coupler pockets
  
• 1:76 scale, (OO gauge)
  
• UK designed