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British Railways Steel Carrying Wagon Kits:

Steam and Diesel Era:

C54 Boplate E Wagon
 
Boplate E wagon

Unfitted type, built between 1951 & 1959. The prototype of this wagon had a mixture of features inherited from the LMS & LNER: LMS "Simplex" brake levers & LNER style buffers. To this was added the BR version of the GWR plate bogie. Some of the wagon lost their floors and bodies to become container flats for the LMR "Condor" service. Modernised wagons became BPA — see below. The kit has one piece bogie side frames and stretchers, with separate axleboxes.

C56 Bolster D Wagon
 
Bolster D wagon

Unfitted Type, built between 1953 and 1957. LNER style buffers and brake levers. The kit features plate bogies with one piece side frames and stretchers, with separate axleboxes.
These wagons were based on the LNER Quint wagons (but with the steel body design of the LNER Sept), and a kit for the Quint will probably be available at a future date.

British Railways Plate Bogie   Our new BR plate bogie.

This has a 3mm screw and nut to attach it to the bolster. Hornby or Bachmann couplings can be fitted. This will also be fitted to our Walrus kit.

Modern Image (airbraked)

C22 BAA 77.5tonne Bogie Steel Wagon
 
BAA wagon
 
BAA wagon

Built in the early '70's, this type has a modern corrugated 'deck' to aid cooling of hot steel bars. There were two common types of end framing, both of which are included in the kit. Many were later fitted with cradles or boxes for coils. (Boxes & cradles are not included)

C23 BBA 75.5tonne Wagon
 
BBA wagon

Built from 1974, this is a longer version of the BAA. Usually found in block trains, they are used to carry steel coil or billets. Cradles have also been fitted to these wagons (not included).

C25 BDA 80tonne Bolster Wagon
 
BDA wagon

These were rebuilt in 1978-9 from Bolster D's. About 1250 wagons were given Y25 bogies & new bolsters. These were of two types — the kit has those fitted to the later wagons, although the bolsters on the earlier 500 are fairly easy to make. Choice of lever or handwheel braking. Y25 bogies with equalised side frames. These wagons were also used as Departmental vehicles, coded YAA "Brill".

C26 BPA 58tonne Wagon
 
BPA wagon

Used for carrying flat steel plate. Built between 1951 and 1959. This is the air-braked version as rebuilt in 1980 with Y25 bogies.

C24 POA 51tonne Scrap Wagon
 
BPA wagon

The first 100 were rebuilds of PGA hopper wagons, with stepped solebars & disc brakes. The other 60 were all new with clasp brakes and straight solebars (The "new" type is illustrated). Parts for both types are included. Built from 1982-84 — the kit has square side ribs "as built". With 3 types of suspension & compensated W-irons. The sloping plates added to the horizontal ribs can be added with plasticard strips. When taken into BR ownership they were coded SSA.

See also: C19 BR SPA wagon