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HISTORICAL NOTES

In 1887 the Railway Clearing House (RCH) issued its first set of specifications, which although not mandatory, did set down certain dimensional and other requirements in the construction of private owner wagons.

It is a wagon built to these specifications that our model of the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company 6 plank open wagon, side and end door, represents.

Ocean coals Companies first pit was opened in 1864 at the Maindy Colliery, Rhondda Fach, at its height this pit employed over 1,300 men and boys, it finally closed in 1948. Other mines owned by the Ocean Coal Company included Eastern Colliery in Ystrad ( closed in 1959 ) and Abergorki Colliery in Treherbert ( closed in 1968 ).

Their wagons were painted in black with white letters. Our 7mm ('O' Gauge) kit represents a batch of 400 wagons ordered in December 1896. The first of these 4817 was completed in July 1897.  The running numbers for these wagons were 4817 – 5216. The running numbers for these wagons were positioned centrally over the letter E on the first plank.

  Private Owner Wagons