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Private Owner Wagons were common on the railways up to the formation of British Railways when the newly nationalised BR inherited over half a million of them. After 3 rd September 1939 they had been operated under government control but prior to that were operated according to the requirements of their owners.
Oct 16, 2012 · Posted October 17, 2012. To be a little more specific. 'The' UK private owner wagon massively represented in OO model production is the mineral wagon for coal traffic. These were roughly 50% of the pre WWII UK wagon fleet. All such wagons in general coal traffic were effectively nationalised at the outbreak of war as already mentioned, and ...
Heavy outside frames of timber were still commonly being used for the wagon bodies but metal reinforcing had started to appear. The Morton brake appeared in the 1880's and soon became a common standard for private owner wagons, early examples retained the large brake blocks as shown in the sketch below. Fig ___ Early Private Owner Mineral Wagons
British Railways also received half million or so Private Owner mineral wagons of varied design, age and quality, all of which had been worked very hard during the second world war (most private owner mineral wagons had been requisitioned by the government and pooled during the war).
The Midland Railway had a serious go at buying all the private owners out, offering their own wagons for lease at favourable rates, but the task proved impossible. The GWR's Felix Pole twenty ton coal wagons were similarly aggressively marketed, these also required a lot less siding space than the old eight and ten ton PO stock, which contributed to the potential savings for the railway company.
Jan 19, 2013 · 1) at Cowpark LNER wagon works, Stirling, on 7th October 1950 - ex NBR 6 wheeled coach, built by Ashley & Co, Manchester 1893, LNER No 970066, owned by WT Avery Ltd, 322-324, St Vincent Street, Glasgow C2, and painted "Weighing Machine Repair Van". This vehicle was at Cowpark for annual inspection and maintenance under the LNER (by then BR ...
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Oct 15, 2020 · Phil: There are two answers to this question: 1) Yes you can. It's your model railway. Run anything that you like. If you are enjoying your hobby, you are doing it right, and that's all that matters. 2) Private owner wagons didn't vanish overnight when BR was born. Even painting them an overall grey took a long while.
