7F-052-007 5 Plank 9 Ft Ernest Franklin 5 O Gauge Product-Unavailable finished in BR Bauxite livery

finished in BR Bauxite livery with TOPS code ‘VMV’

and it was officially adopted in May 1966

RUNNING NUMBER W55008

The distinctive Mk2 shape is captured to a tee whilst the few details that feature on the roof of the prototype

7F-052-007 5 Plank 9 Ft Ernest Franklin 5 O Gauge Product-Unavailable finished in BR Bauxite liveryThe first freight wagons for the railway were open wagons. Initially, as the tractive effort of the locomotives was relatively low, these wagons were generally low sided with only one or two planks acting as sides and carrying capacity of just a couple of tons. As the technology progressed, so did demand for rail freight and with the increased power of the steam engines came bigger wagons. The 5 plank wagon was perhaps the most common general goods