7F-048-015 MGR HAA Coal Wagon (Red Cradle) #359560 option-set-019 it completes our VW Van

it completes our VW Van set timeline

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Once road freight was established as the prime method of transporting livestock many of these cattle wagons were either destroyed as unusable for anything else

The Southern built 100 of these vans between 1931 and 1934 to carry fresh meat from the West Country to principle markets in London and the Midlands

7F-048-015 MGR HAA Coal Wagon (Red Cradle) #359560 option-set-019 it completes our VW VanHAA hoppers were produced for the mass transport of coal from colliery to power station in a non stop loop known as `Merry Go Round Operation, this led to the wagon being known as MGR wagons. Over 11,000 of these 32T hoppers were manufactured for BR mainly at Shildon between 1964 and 1965. Specifications Extremely detailed and accurate body shell and diecast chassis Many separately added fine details Sprung metal buffers Functioning instanter