Cavan & Leitrim Open Cattle Wagon 90L
The Archetype Irish Open Cattle Wagon. One of twenty built by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co for the opening of the railway in 1887 and used until its closure in 1959. These cattle wagons were rated to be able to carry ten, two year old cattle.
The Archetype Irish Open Cattle Wagon. One of twenty built by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co for the opening of the railway in 1887 and used until its closure in 1959. These cattle wagons were rated to be able to carry ten, two year old cattle.
The Archetype Irish Open Cattle Wagon. One of twenty built by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co for the opening of the railway in 1887 and used until its closure in 1959. These cattle wagons were rated to be able to carry ten, two year old cattle.
This highly detailed model is 270 mm over the buffers, 110 mm wide and 142 mm above the rail.
Details include:
Detailed Axle Boxes
Brake blocks and under body mechanisms
Separate doors
Separate Ironwork
Sealed bearings
Kits contain everything required but paint and glue.
These van ran with a variety of liveries over the years, including: grey, brown and CIE green.
Conversion to Steel Wheels.
The kit has been designed to use Binnie Wheels & Axles with miniature sealed bearing races. It is however possible to convert the model to different wheel sets in the following ways.
1) Using the supplied bearings which have 3 mm shafts;
2) Using a reducer (supplied) that fills the 7 mm diameter hole down to a 3.2 mm diameter hole (e.g. Brandbright journals);
3) Using a plug that allows the modeller to fill bearing pockets and drill to fit. Note plug comes with pilot hole for accuracy.
Video
The video below show the Cavan & Leitrim cattle wagons in action.