KMRC announce Exclusive 0 Gauge 1902 RCH seven plank open wagon in the livery of Dorking coal and coke merchants T.Meakins & Son.

Contributed by: Graham Muspratt

2 Jun 2023 00:00am

We announce an Exclusive 0 Gauge 1902 RCH seven plank open wagon in the livery of Dorking coal and coke merchants “T. Meakins & Son”.

Located in the heart of Dorking at 60 High Street, T Meakins and Son were a coal and coke merchant, established in the late 1870s bringing coal and coke to the town primarily via the London and Brighton & South Coast (later Dorking North) station yard but also the South Eastern Railway (later Dorking Town) station yard. During 1899 and 1900 eight 10 Ton seven plank Private Owner wagons, in two batches of four, were ordered on the Gloucester Wagon & Carriage Co. Ltd, numbered 1 to 8, in black with white lettering.

The Kernow Model Rail Centre Exclusive highly detailed model in 0 Gauge is being produced for KMRC by Dapol Ltd. The model is based on their RCH 1887 specification seven Plank open wagon and features a 9ft die-cast chassis with a compensation beam and fitted with open spoke wheels, the body is injection moulded with separately applied parts, sprung metal buffers and sprung coupling hooks with three link couplings.  
The Exclusive model K7073 Dapol 1902 7 Plank Open Wagon number 5 ‘T Meakins & Son’ Coal and Coke Merchant Dorking is priced at £56.95 and is available from both Kernow Model Rail Centre branches and online here>>>

Matthew Higgs, Guildford Branch Manager said: “I’m pleased that we are able to announce our second Exclusive local 0 Gauge wagon this time the Dorking
‘T Meakins & Son” wagon. This wagon was a simple choice for our next exclusive model with it being local to our Guildford shop in Surrey.”

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