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An etched brass kit with white metal components.
Requires wheels/couplings/paint and lettering to complete.
It has not been possible to establish a builder, date of build or withdrawal dates for these wagons, but I believe that they would not have lasted very long under the Great Western after 1923.
The only numbers that I can verify are 233 (via the drawing) and 429 (via the photograph), but the wagon was common on the B & M, as evidenced by several general photographs.
The photograph shows that different type axle boxes were fitted to that particular wagon, and two spare ones are included, of a different type, to enable you to follow Brecon & Merthyr practice, if you should so wish.
Livery Details
The Brecon & Merthyr wagon fleet was painted light grey, very similar to Midland grey in shade, with ironwork below the sole bar black. The size of the lettering has been variously stated as 18”, 22” and 24. After the grouping, it is believed that the Great Western quickly withdrew them, but any survivors would have been painted in all over GW grey.
Julian & Susan
store owners
Welcome to Taff Vale Models. We provide finescale model railway kits, motors and related components under a number of labels.
Dragon Models: Locomotives and Welsh railway rolling stock, mainly 7mm/ft. scale, some 4mm/ft. too.
Celtic Connection: A range of fascinating non-Welsh prototypes from the rest of the UK in 7mm/ft. scale.
Taff Vale Models: Any new kits produced since we took over Dragon Models will fall under this brand. The brand also covers 12volt DC 5 pole skew wound motors together with etched gearboxes and other components.
Camkits: A range of detailed 4mm finescale kits focused on the Cambrian Railways marketed on behalf of CamKits.
We love to meet our customers at shows but visitors to our premises by appointment only please.