377-475A 5 Plank China Clay Wagon GWR Grey books Prototypical size metal handrails with

Prototypical size metal handrails with brass stanchions

Brighton & South Coast Railway’s (LB&SCR) locomotive fleet included a family of similar 0-6-2 ‘Radial’ Tanks

The metal body frame was panelled with wooden planks

both by them and by the South Eastern Railways' own Ashford Works

so these are supplied as etched metal components for optional fitting

377-475A 5 Plank China Clay Wagon GWR Grey books Prototypical size metal handrails withChina Clay Wagons were synonymous with Cornwall where the largest deposit of Kaolin, known more commonly as china clay, had first been discovered in 1746 by William Cookworthy. The resulting industry made Cornwall the pre eminent global source of china clay and as railways were established, they were used to transport the material both locally and further afield, to destinations where the material was required, like the Staffordshire potteries. The