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333. T Gange & Sons, Coal & Coke Merchants, Cowes, Isle of Wight, 7-plank wagon on 9' wheelbase, No.6, with coal load SR Malacite green body, cream lettering, black details Tailored, based on historic documents. The Gange family had an active coal yard adjacent to the platforms at Cowes throughout most of the 20th century. Although Cowes had its own extensive waterfront, loaded wagons arrived by rail from Medina Wharf, which had a more suitable berth for coal boats. The Station also afforded enough space for a small yard. With the decline in sales of solid fuels in the 1970's and 80's, the business morphed into a taxi and minibus operation, which is still strong. £11.00 each
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334. Wm.Cooper, East Street Brewery, Southampton, SR Box Van No.1937 Cream body, red, blue and gold lettering and details Tailored, based on historic documents. The Cooper family were brewers in Southampton from the 1840's, operating from several premises in East Street and Hanover Buildings. The brewery was acquired in 1867 by William Garton, of the sugar manufacturing family, who also acquired other local breweries. Soon afterwards the business moved to larger premises in York Buildings, off the north side of East Street. The new buildings were of a distinctive red brick and featured a landmark chimney. Acquired by Watneys in 1942, brewing ceased in the mid-1950's. £12.50 each
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330. A.T.Frampton, Timber & Slate Importer, and Builders Merchant, Bournemouth, 7-plank wagon on 9' wheelbase, No.13 Charcoal black body, white lettering Authentic Almost nothing is known about this trader. From the original photograph, the wagon appears to date from the mid-1890’s, and could have been a product of the Gloucester Carriage & Wagon Works. We surmise that Mr Frampton most likely based this wagon at Bournemouth Goods Yard, adjacent to what is now Bournemouth Central, rather than the S&DJR’s Bournemouth West. By the nature of the business, the wagon is likely to have collected slate and timber loads from Hamworthy, Southampton, and perhaps other ports further afield without a GWR monopoly, like Sharpness. £11.00 each
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No.339 Golden Valley Paper Mills Ltd. of Bitton, Bristol, 5-plank wagon, No.2 Red oxide body with white lettering shaded black. Authentic The paper mill at Bitton was originally a brass mill, but was converted to paper production in the 1830s. It was a busy operation, recorded in the 1860s as working 24 hours/day, 6 days/week, and employing 450 men and women. Like many paper mills fire was a constant hazard, and it burnt down several times; each time the opportunity was take to rebuild and improve. Production continued into the 1960s. Bitton was located on the Midland Railway’s line between Bristol and Bath.. £12.50 each Note This release was also the Show Wagon at the Bristol Thornbury MREx 2018. Our Wessex Wagons version is identical to the Show Wagon version except that ours has the addition of black 'end irons'.
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No.335 Sir John Jackson, Contractor, 4-plank wagon No.294 with mud load
No.336 Sir John Jackson, Contractor, 4-plank wagon No.294 with mud load
Authentic John Jackson was apprenticed to Newcastle engineer William Boyd, 1866 to 1868, before studying civil engineering at Edinburgh. His first major contract was to build Stobcross docks in Glasgow in 1876. His most outstanding work was the Manchester Ship Canal, 1894-95, for which he was knighted by Queen Victoria; his company was renamed accordingly. Subsequently he constructed the Keyham Yard extension at Devonport Royal Dockyard, 1896-1907 [where this wagon was photographed], a railway from Arica - La Paz rising 14,500’ across the Andes, 1909, and numerous other major harbour projects across the globe. £11.00 each
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| No.344 F.J.Moore of Plymouth, 5-plank wagon with Authentic stone load, No.48 (No.38 illustrated)
Dark Red body, white lettering, shaded black Authentic F.J.Moore became the major quarry operators in the Plymouth area in the late 1880’s, with quarries at Cattedown, Prince Rock, Pomphlett, Radford, Billacombe, Elburton, Hooe and Moorcroft. The stone was important for buildings and roadways, as railway ballast, and was even shipped from Radford Quarry across to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the late C19th and early C20th. This example is almost identical to wagon No.38, which was photographed at Moorcroft Quarry in the 1920s. This wagon comes with an Authentic load of Moorcroft Quarry limestone, supplied by ATTWOOD AGGREGATES £13.00 each
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| 331. Wm.Aldridge, Bedford Brewery, Southampton SR Box Van No.2
Bottle green body, white lettering Tailored, based on historic documents. William Aldridge had a brewery at 24 Bedford Place, Southampton from before 1800. In the Victorian era, the premises were rebuilt into a typical town brewery complex, with a brick and corrugated iron brew house, water tower and a range of ancillary outbuildings. Taken over by Brickwoods in 1927, the site remained a bottling plant until 1968. Nearby in Lower Bannister Street was the factory of E. Aldridge & Sons, a branch of the same family, producing mineral waters and ginger beers. £12.50 each
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No.337 Ashton Gate Brewery, Bristol Box Van No.9 in Dark Blue No.338 Ashton Gate Brewery, Bristol Box Van No.9 in Chocolate brownCream body with Dark Blue or Chocolate brown lettering shaded black. Dark grey roof. Tailored, based on historic documents. Thomas Baynton operated the Ashton Gate Brewery in North Street, in the Bristol suburb of Ashton Gate. Upon his death in 1865, a company was established to acquire the business, one of the first 1000 registered companies in Britain. Improvement works in 1866 included new stables, tower, chimney, and a new Copper. Further expansion took place in 1903, with a new fermentation block and a second Copper. The company was bought by Bristol Brewery Georges Ltd in 1931. £13.50 each
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No.307 Oliver James Gullick of Bristol, 5-Plank wagon with coal Load, No.116 Charcoal black body, white lettering Authentic OLiver J Gullick set up as a coal salesman in the 1880's, probably as an agent for F.Bird & Co. of Radstock. By 1902, he had his own premises at Clifton Down Station, and expanded in 1904 to include a larger depot at Montpelier Station. The business had a number of 8-ton wagons. No.116 was photographed at Minehead in January 1923. £11.00 each |
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No.312 Alfred J Fudge of Bristol , 5-Plank wagon with Load, No.9 Charcoal black body, white lettering, Authentic Alfred John Fudge was noted as a Coal Agent in 1901, and is believed to have bought his first wagons in 1905. Coal appears to have been obtained almost exclusively from Hall Collieries at Swadlincote, on the Midland Railway. This roup of collieries, about 5 miles from Burton-on-Trent, included the mines at Bretby and at Cdley Hill. This wagon was photographed at the Gloucester RC&WCo. in October 1912. £11.00 each
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No.306. James Blake & Co. of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, 5-plank wagon with load. No.6 Mid-grey body, black and cream lettering, red and cream shadows Tailored, based on historic documents. The Newport, Yarmouth and Freshwater Railway opened in 1883, and survived, with varying levels of debt and independence until Gropuping in 1923. The Blake family were successful merchants, establishing a trading business in Yarmouth in 1790, particularly distributing coal from N.E. England around West Wight, based at Yarmouth Pier. James Ruffin Blake added further depots at Freshwater Station and Yarmouth Station as the FYN Rly opened. Last Few - less than 10 remaining £11.00 each
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No.345 Longmoor Military Railway, 24T Hopper wagon with sand load, No.AD 82692 Olive Green body, white lettering Authentic For sixty years, the British Army operated a railway dedicated to training soldiers to operate a complete strategic rail supply system. Located on somewhat boggy heathland between Bordon and Liss, on the Hampshire-Sussex border, the facility developed, both in its purpose and its geography, becoming the Longmoor Military Railway (L.M.R) in 1935. It played a pivotal role in training soldiers and officers to understand the complex and inter-related aspects of railway construction, engineering, repair, operations, traffic, and management, all from a military viewpoint. This example was photographed in the mid-1960’s. £13.50 each
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No.316 Read & Westmoreland of Salisbury, 7-plank wagon on 9’ wheelbase with sand load. No.23 Black body, white lettering. Suitable: GWR, LSWR, SR, LMS Authentic Read & Son were established coal factors in Salisbury before 1867, as they are known to have had broad-gauge wagons. In the later 1880’s they went into partnership with Westmoreland, although later wagons reverted to Read & Son. Almost all of their coal supply came from Trafalgar and Lightmoor Collieries in the Forest of Dean. Reads had plenty of wagons, at one point in the 1880s at least 166 wagons were recorded, mostly leased from Gloucester Wagon Co.Ltd. They were trading into the 1940’s. £11.00 each
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No.332. Alum Bay Sand & Gravel Co, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, 4-plank wagon with signature sand load. No.7 SR Brown body, black and cream lettering, red and cream shadows; Fantasy Alum Bay has long been synonymous with the naturally occurring strate of coloured sands exposed on the cliffs. Tourists have been visiting the beach since Victorian times. However, inland from the cliffs, several large excavations have long served the islands' building trade. £11.00 each |
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No.346. RN Portsmouth Dockyard Naval Storekeepers Dept., GWR-style Vent Van. No.14 Black body, white lettering; Authentic - Variation based on composite examples We continue our maritime military theme with a van from the Naval Storekeepers Department within Portsmouth Dockyard. It would have been used both externally, and internally within the dockyard complex. £13.50 each
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Earlier wagons Our Limited Edition wagons are exactly that: they are available for a limited period and when they are all sold, they cease to be available! However, we do very occasionally have access to individual wagons which were previously 'sold out', perhaps when a regular customer has asked us to help them as they 'thin' their collection; we do keep a waiting list for specific wagons - let us know which one(s) you are looking for and we will let you know if one becomes available. There are none currently available [25th September 2018]: they would normally be shown in Red on the HISTORY page. |
