Photo Chris James
(ex-Great Northern Railway of Ireland)
Open wagon No.3616
My previous GNR(I) open wagons proved popular, so here is this year's wagon!
At the dissolution of the GNR(I) in 1958, the wagon fleet was divided between the Ulster Transport Authority and Coras Iompair Eireann. This open wagon ended up with CIE.
On 3rd November 1960 it was captured on film at Bandon on the former Cork Bandon and South Coast Railway, by the estimable John Langford. It is in this guise that we represent the wagon. It was on an Up Goods, hauled by a green C202 (as now modelled by Silver Fox).
It is still carrying its GNR lettering and as was the custom, simply the stencilled letters "CIE". If you want to use it as a pure GNR wagon, a daub of grey paint will complete an easy conversion!
Just for a change, it will comes with a timber load!
It has Dapol's new, smaller, tension lock couplings, very reminiscent of Fleischmann's earlier couplings which I have always thought were on the best around.
At the dissolution of the GNR(I) in 1958, the wagon fleet was divided between the Ulster Transport Authority and Coras Iompair Eireann. This open wagon ended up with CIE.
On 3rd November 1960 it was captured on film at Bandon on the former Cork Bandon and South Coast Railway, by the estimable John Langford. It is in this guise that we represent the wagon. It was on an Up Goods, hauled by a green C202 (as now modelled by Silver Fox).
It is still carrying its GNR lettering and as was the custom, simply the stencilled letters "CIE". If you want to use it as a pure GNR wagon, a daub of grey paint will complete an easy conversion!
Just for a change, it will comes with a timber load!
It has Dapol's new, smaller, tension lock couplings, very reminiscent of Fleischmann's earlier couplings which I have always thought were on the best around.
LIMITED EDITION OF 150 WAGONS
Stock 75 wagons
RRP £11.25 €13.00