Oxford 7-Plank open wagons

[Jub45565]

Yes, does anyone have a photo of one on the Brassmasters underframe specifically for it?

 

Horses for courses, I'm mulling over the Bachmann/Oxford/Parkside/Slaters approach.

[The Great Bear]

On 24/05/2018 at 00:05, Garethp8873 said:

Just been browsing Hattons and I have spotted OxfordRail are doing GWR, LMS, LNER and SR 7 Plank Open Wagons. Was anyone else aware that these were being done at all?

 

- Oxford Rail OR76MW7034 7 plank open wagon 0153 in Great Western grey

- Oxford Rail OR76MW7036 7 plank open wagon 216954 in LMS grey

- Oxford Rail OR76MW7037 7 plank open wagon 158646 in LNER grey

- Oxford Rail OR76MW7035 7 plank open wagon 18179 in SR brown

 

 

 

 

 

Are these wagons in all the big 4 liveries real, which were most produced?

[Wickham Green too]

1 hour ago, The Great Bear said:

 

Are these wagons in all the big 4 liveries real, which were most produced?

NOPE ! .......... Great Western never had anything like them - the Southern only had steel-framed equivalents and the larger two had many, many hundreds of timber-framed wagons - much like these - but with steel end stanchions rather than timber .... and it's unlikely more than a handful ever had such obvious repairs to the both corner plates !

 

Having checked the Southern wagon - the number was, indeed, that of a 12T timber-framed coal wagon but one built before the 1923 standards by the S.E.C.R.  It had no end door but two 'cupboard doors above the drop door and had a 9'9'' wheelbase rather than 9'0''. Overall length's right. Oxford's rendition of the livery looks rather too milk rather than bitter chocolate !

Edited January 21, 2022 by Wickham Green too

[Steamport Southport]

On 21/01/2022 at 20:52, Wickham Green too said:

NOPE ! .......... Great Western never had anything like them - the Southern only had steel-framed equivalents and the larger two had many, many hundreds of timber-framed wagons - much like these - but with steel end stanchions rather than timber .... and it's unlikely more than a handful ever had such obvious repairs to the both corner plates !

 

Having checked the Southern wagon - the number was, indeed, that of a 12T timber-framed coal wagon but one built before the 1923 standards by the S.E.C.R.  It had no end door but two 'cupboard doors above the drop door and had a 9'9'' wheelbase rather than 9'0''. Overall length's right. Oxford's rendition of the livery looks rather too milk rather than bitter chocolate !

 

 

The GWR did in very high numbers. Thousands of them in fact, all bought from outside contractors. The other major companies also did.

 

Most were on loan to PO owners so they could eliminate old small capacity wagons. Easy to pick out in photographs as they had usually had a 0 prefix to their numbers.

 

 

 

Jason

[Wickham Green too]

I was thinking of 1923 standard wagons ...... though the 1907 style could be considered 'like' them if you wish.