BR 16T Mineral - 1/108 - BR Freight Grey (Pre-TOPS COAL 16) - Pack E Livery_Yeoman SR Mixed D1478/D1479 Van -

SR Mixed D1478/D1479 Van - Transitional British Railways - Triple Pack

plain disc brake and standard (clasp brake)

Wheelbase of 42mm

Modifications were required to the cab roofs to allow for tighter clearances which involved removing the protruding roof section and placing a new rainstrip higher on the roof

BR 16T Mineral - 1/108 - BR Freight Grey (Pre-TOPS COAL 16) - Pack E Livery_Yeoman SR Mixed D1478/D1479 Van -Seen as very much the missing link in the Powering Britain range, the 16 ton mineral wagon is an essential addition to the Accurascale range to tell the story of coal traffic on the railways throughout the 20th century. The archetypal BR 16 ton all steel non hoppered mineral wagon proliferated across the United Kingdoms railway network during the 1950s and 1960s and there was probably not a siding, freight yard or industrial railway system in the