378-002 14T Anchor-Mounted Tank Wagon 'National Benzole' Silver No. 855 1-87-Scale WIDTH 297mm

WIDTH 297mm

OLEO buffers

Also unique is the “tire” that sits on top of the hatches

Based on an engine shed that was used at the Dinorwic Slate Quarry

378-002 14T Anchor-Mounted Tank Wagon 'National Benzole' Silver No. 855 1-87-Scale WIDTH 297mmEarly 14 Ton Tank Wagons with timber saddles, cradles and wire hawsers were built in response to the need for oil products to fuel Britains rapid development during the early twentieth century, along with two world wars. As the hostilities of World War Two drew to a close, a new design of tank with a central anchor mechanism securing the tank to the chassis was agreed between the private operators, the Petroleum Board and the railway companies.