Hornby TT6017 - 21T Mineral Wagon, 2277

This branded TT:120 21-tonne mineral wagon is a must-have for your industrial model railway layout. This small model is full of intricate detail and authentic design, with brake pipes included in the accessory pack. 

History

The 21 tonne mineral wagon served an essential purpose in the early stages of British Railways' control over the new national railway network. These wagons were essentially coal wagons, the logical evolution of the old 3 – 7 plank wagon designs of the grouping era. 

Used for industrial scale coal transportation, long trains of these wagons were one of the only ways of transporting coal from the coalfields in the quantities required to keep the British steam train fleet running.

With all-steel construction with common, yet uprated, leaf springs to accommodate the load weight these would commonly haul, these wagons were fitted with side doors, to aid in the ease and speed of unloading the cargo.