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We've tried on these ones to make the coupling distance shorter than previous models.

Who will be the first to carve theirs up to make this oddity? I've not found out the reason for some vans having this arrangement but I can confirm it is incredibly annoying when they show up in photos and you realise you can't use the running number.

It did have tie bars but I was sure it was an O11. I had the original wagon number somewhere but not to hand right now.

O11 (unfitted) - error in product description/label. Possibly as it was a higher numbered SKU amongst the O15s, it got lumped in with them by mistake.

It's 4922, 4822 was an error in the artwork which has since been corrected. I can't recall who pointed out the mistake (or whether it was an internal review).

We'll have the N19 and O18 prototypes there if that is of interest to this thread (in case anyone missed them at Warley/MRS) If it's any help to on-topic-ness I've been weathering my new vans (I promise that 'because I want one' isn't the reason we keep making GWR stuff*) *not the only reason, anyway 😃

(with apologies to Rob for talking about products in his thread) With the option to have open droplights in the new coaches we wanted to make sure there was a good representation of an interior, especially when combined with lighting, rather than a blank wall etc. We've tried to do it in a simple way (note the tampo print is 4 colours max) and add a little easter egg* for people to see. The Toad gained an interior because as part of the Titfield deluxe set, it was the intention to have the guard figure, but to get him in (and to be able to paint the verandah) the roof had to be removable, revealing the interior. As it was part of the Titfield deluxe set with the all-singing, all-dancing level of detail it was decided to paint the interior with a few small details too for the extra 'wow' when taking the roof off to fit figures, rather than an empty unpainted room. It's worth bearing in mind that creating two product lines (high detail and low detail in the example given) costs more to make than a single high-detail production run, annoys the factories/suppliers (as they would rather make a run of 250 identical models rather than 100 of one and 150 of another) and makes retailer stock tricky (how do they make a judgement on which to stock more of so they don't get the wrong type and end up with models they can't sell?). *incidentally on one of the new GW vans there's an easter egg but no-one's spotted it yet to my knowledge.

What are your thoughts on this effect? From what we could find, the post-42 livery on these opens was very hard to come by and the photo of 86140 showed it was never immaculate in this guise, so we wanted to give some hint as to re-used planks. Yes.

More likely 1945 onwards when the banana traffic came back (up to nationalisation). 1942-spec lettering still in force at this point.

I can't immediately recall any small prairies in GREAT (crest) WESTERN with extended bunkers - I think when they were elongated/enheightened they were turned out in GREAT WESTERN (no crest) livery.

Definitely a consideration! As with previous runs like the SECR opens, we need to give retailers etc. time to sell their existing stock before considering future runs. Glad you like them!

Should be both spoked - if you drop us a line on the warranty form then we can post out another wheelset. https://rapidotrains.co.uk/warranty-form/ The GRANO at Didcot has spoked and disc wheels mixed but I think that may be a preservation thing :)

Wellllll if colliery ones are what you want, you know what to order ;) If something is popular and sells well then it'll inform us how to plan future batches. It won't surprise you to know that the colourful ones tend to sell well!

Which SKU/running number is the one you have?

We are pleased to be adding more pre-grouping wagons to our range, this time making use of our new RCH 1907 PO wagon tooling to represent wagons built by outside contractors for the SECR, LBSC and GNR. These were later absorbed in the SR and LNER at the Grouping. Here's some info on the 3 ranges, click on the photos to go to the relevant page on our website. As the 19th Century drew to an end, the newly-amalgamated South Eastern and Chatham Railway wasted no time in capitalising on the recently- discovered coal in and around Shakespeare Cliffs and the Kent coalfields. Hopeful that the black gold would pay dividends, they ordered a huge number of 12-ton RCH-compliant mineral wagons, which included a sizeable quantity of 7-Plank which would later become SR Diagram 1357. A total of 1850 wagons (including Dia. 1357 versions) were ordered between 1910 and 1914. When combined with the substantial number that the SECR used as part of a business agreement with William Cory and Son of Erith, who owned some 5000 wagons of numerous types, it is fair to say that the Dia. 1357 were a common sight throughout Kent during this period. These numbers were further bolstered by some of the wagons that the War Department returned to the UK following the cessation of WW1, which ended up in Loco Coal use. Most of the wagons passed into Southern Railway ownership at the Grouping gaining both liveries carried by the SR. A very small number survived into the BR-era but no evidence of any carrying BR livery has ever been found. Much like their Kentish counterparts had done the previous year, the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway began ordering 7-Plank 12 Ton Coal Wagons in 1911. 225 wagons were added to a previously ordered SECR batch by the LBSCR, so the astute builder (Hurst, Nelson & Company) sensibly constructed them using the same SECR drawings. The LBSCR regarded these as a non-standard wagon, and illustrated this by ordering further parts for them from the manufacturer only a year after delivery, instead of producing parts themselves in their own wagon works. Once they had moved to Southern Railway ownership, they were issued a unique diagram number (Dia. 1373) despite having the same origin as their SECR cousins. These wagons carried both styles of SR goods livery prior to withdrawal. It is believed a very small number survived into the BR-era but, again, no evidence of them carrying BR livery has ever been found. It wasn’t just the pre-grouping companies of the South Coast that had RCH 1907 7-Plank side door wagons in mainline company use. Following the end of the Great War, the Great Northern Railway were given 50 7-plank wagons by the WD as replacement for GNR wagons lost or damaged during the War and set them to work as loco coal wagons. Incredibly all 50 survived into LNER ownership, where they were issued the LNER Diagram code 4150. The LNER also had an agreement with Belgo-Anglaise des Ferry-Boats of Belgium, to provide cost-effective continental ferry rail freight between Harwich and Zeebrugge. This service used a number of hired-in wagons that were very similar to our new model. These hired vehicles had a rather interesting livery as they were covered in an eclectic mix of both companies’ information and could be seen on both sides of the channel.

Oh yes - the green frames have been painted the wrong colour - it was a mistake in the paint shop as the two parts were sprayed at different times. Should be all-claret.

17928 was withdrawn in May 1933. 17919 (plain black) was withdrawn November 1939.

Broadly similar to W3 'Ryde 'but with different running board - should match how the real loco will be outshopped.

It's a solid chassis on the 15xx, not split. We're looking in to the issue, will update when we have some results.

It should be 14.5mm I believe. If you don't feel confident in adjusting them then we can either adjust them or swap the wheelsets if you fill in the warranty form: https://rapidotrains.co.uk/warranty-form/

Hello - this could be the back-to-backs on the wheels which on a long wheelbase wagon need to be spot-on. What is the back-to-back measurement?

Yes the original plungers were made too short. From what we have seen, the replacement ones have performed well on the 16xx.

Our test mules did hundreds of laps on different test tracks (DC and DCC) without pickup failures so it is another incredibly frustrating thing. The 16xx produced by RT Inc. for Model Rail uses plunger pickups.

Yes, they are in the same shipment.

Yes, we didn't get time to run this loco in or clean the wheels as we were manning the stand but were keen to get it on a layout.