Model railway manufacturer Rapido Trains UK has introduced a range of side-door private owner wagons to complement its existing OO Gauge RCH 1907 wagons.

The new models are fitted with two side doors that can be used on freights that don’t need an end door as in the original models.

Most of the prototype wagons were built during World War and when absorbed into British Railways’ ownership, their running number was prefixed with a ‘P’ to denote ex-private owner stock.

A variety of liveries are available, including War Department, private ownership, and BR services. There are also four ‘What if’ liveries depicting businesses named after famous locomotive designers.

All versions have brass bearings for smooth friction-free running and NEM coupling pockets, and feature full external, internal and underframe details.

Liveries available with their catalogue number (SKU 9674XX) are:

• BR PO ex-Henry Hall and Son – SKU 967416
• BR PO ex-Wilks – SKU 967417
• WD No.81797 – SKU 967418
• Middleton Colliery No.686 – SKU 967419
• John Davies & Sons No.3 – SKU 967420
• S Brookman No.33 – SKU 967421
• J L Davies & Co No.121 – SKU 967422
• Lockhurst Lane No.15 – SKU 967423
• Gittings & Sons No.6 – SKU 967424
• WM Cory No. 2427 – SKU 967425
• Gresley No.4468 – SKU 967426
• Stanier No.6220 – SKU 967427
• Bulleid No.21C1 – SKU 967428
• Collett No.6000 – SKU 967429

Other wagons in the range are South Eastern and Chatham Railway 12-ton seven-plank mineral wagons, with 1,850 wagons being built between 1910 and 1914. Models in this era’s livery are:

• SECR (Early) No.13578 – SKU 967401
• SECR (Early) No.13540 – SKU 967402
• SECR (Late) No.13620 – SKU 967403
• SECR (Late) No.14517 – SKU 967404
• SECR Loco Coal (Late)No.14374 – SKU 967405
• SR (pre-1936) No.17065 – SKU 967408

The London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway has not been forgotten, and that company’s models include:

• LB&SCR No.10972 – SKU 967406
• LB&SCR No.10880 – SKU 967407
• SR (pre-1936) No.27461 – SKU 967409

After the Grouping, the Great Northern Railway were given 50 seven-plank wagons to replace those lost or damaged during the War. Four of these are available as follows:

• GNR No.54952 – SKU 967412
• LNER (early) No.454941 – SKU 967413
• LNER (late) No.454950 – SKU 967414:
• LNER Train Ferry No.109.743 – SKU 967415

All models cost £32.95 and are available from Rapido Trains UK www.rapidotrains.co.uk