44-1017 Coal Barge - Red Wheels Lots of chrome to window

Lots of chrome to window surrounds

The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of metal

About 1000 fitted vans were built 1936-38 with even planked sides

Locomotives and rolling stock are held safely during servicing

Item Number    20-865

44-1017 Coal Barge - Red Wheels Lots of chrome to windowBefore the railways, Britains waterways were used to transport goods around the country and coal was carried from pits to factories, fuelling the industrial revolution. With their speed and capacity, the railways would ultimately make their water based equivalents redundant, but not before the two coexisted, making canals and rivers a popular addition to model railway layouts. The Coal Barge joins a growing range of waterway models from Scenecraft,