Description
This is the Rapido Dia.48 BR wagon E603457 model. The Diagram 48 seven-plank open wagon grew directly out of the Diagram 17, developed in early 1903 while the last five-plank order was still under construction, to give greater capacity and better load retention for low-weight, high-volume goods. Within two months an existing 1898-built five-plank wagon had been converted into a working prototype, and although the oil axleboxes trialled to raise capacity to 12 tons proved unnecessary, the standard 10-ton production version entered service before the year was out. Construction continued until the summer of 1908, by which time some 1,300 had been built.
This example, No.E603457, wears British Railways livery, carried after the wagon passed into BR stock at nationalisation.
This Rapido model captures the wagon with full external, internal and underframe detail, including variations in brakes, door types, builder’s plate styles, buffers, axleboxes, safety loops and brake lever guards to match the prototype. Great Eastern style 8-spoke wheels with their distinctive retaining rings run in brass bearings, with NEM coupling pockets fitted for compatibility with modern couplings, and the livery is applied to a high standard throughout.
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