PS116 - Parkside - O - BR (LNER) 13 ton Steel Hopper Wagon On30 7-plank 12 ton Coal Wagon

7-plank 12 ton Coal Wagon RCH Design 1923 Many thousands of these wagons were built to a standard Railway Carriage House design between the wars

As that traffic ended

The red and cream livery was first applied to a rake of carriages in 1987 for the ‘Mountain Prince’ train service

keeps a realistic distance between the vehicles and enables the PL-25 electro magnetic decoupler to be used for remote uncoupling

PS116 - Parkside - O - BR (LNER) 13 ton Steel Hopper Wagon On30 7-plank 12 ton Coal WagonThe British Railways LNER 13 ton steel hopper wagon was based on an LNER design but produced in the early British Railways era between 1949 and 1953. It marked a step forward from earlier wooden bodied wagons by using an all steel, welded construction, which offered improved durability and reduced maintenance needs. The design reflected the LNERs long standing experience with mineral wagons, but was adapted for post war production methods in BR