Wagon models

In 2021 I started collecting OO gauge rolling stock with a view to building a small layout based on a wagon works. Here are some pics of wagons and parcels vans. The period being modelled is the early 1970s. All have been weathered and had Kadee couplings fitted to facilitate hands-off shunting. Most have been weighted to provide some inertia, and also had replacement non-magnetic wheelsets fitted to avoid being pulled towards the under-track magnets required by the Kadees. For each wagon type it's generally been preferable to stick to a single manufacturer as there are usually minor differences in shape or size which would be especially noticeable in mixed rakes.

Type45T tanks
ManufacturerHornby (Railroad)
Catalogue refR001BP, R020, R184, R6371, R6787
Bought fromeBay
Hornby 45T tanks
TypeBrake van and HAA coal hopper
ManufacturerHornby
Catalogue refR249 (HAA)
Bought fromeBay
Hornby brake van and HAA
Type16T mineral wagons
ManufacturerBachmann
Catalogue ref37-377G (factory weathered grey)
37-226, 37-226D, 37-226E (bauxite)
Bought fromeBay
Bachmann 16T mineral wagons
Type21T coal hoppers
ManufacturerMainline
Catalogue ref37444
Bought fromeBay
Mainline 21T coal hoppers
TypeCCT parcels van
ManufacturerHornby
Catalogue refR6315A
Bought fromeBay
Hornby CCT parcels van
TypeVentilated vans
ManufacturerDapol
Catalogue refB102
Bought fromeBay
Dapol ventilated vans