950003 LNWR D84 4-Plank Open LNWR Grey No.17882 Brand_Athearn capable of negotiating R2 curves

capable of negotiating R2 curves

It was billed as replacement for the EMD SW1500

HMS Belfast saw action in the Korean War from 1950 to 1952 before being decommissioned in 1963

600 being built in yards in the USA

Length - 33

950003 LNWR D84 4-Plank Open LNWR Grey No.17882 Brand_Athearn capable of negotiating R2 curvesIn 1904 the London & North Western Railway sought to increase the payload of its general merchandise open wagons and they turned to their new wagon superintendent, H. D Earl. His proposed new design increased the standard length of general merchandise open wagons to 18ft. Introduced as a replacement for the shorter Diagram 9 Open Wagons, the new wagons would retain the same side doored 4 plank design of their predecessor. With the additional 2 feet of