WORLDWIDE SHIPPING!  OPENING HOURS: MON - SAT 0930 to 1700 / 1000 to 1600 SUN & Bank Holidays

Choose a category...
Welcome to Kernow Model Rail Centre  /   Call our team on 01209 714099 for all enquiries & orders  /   Post Free UK Orders over £250. More details >>>

0 x item(s)

17 selected products
  • 946009 WSL Rapido Dia E140 B Set - No.6409 & 6410 GWR Wartime
  • AG9156A Humbrol Work Station
  • 7C010 Slaters MR LMS All Third Diagram 493 Coach Kit
  • AA0239 # Humbrol No 239 British Racing Green - Gloss Tinlet No 1
  • C1186 Woodland Scenics Plaster Brush Set
  • 2F-013-076 Dapol Gunpowder Van number 299041 LMS Weathered
  • LK-12103 Peco Platform Edge - Brick
  • 42-0099 Graham Farish Scenecraft The Gate Inn
  • S194 Woodland Scenics Canister Shaker
  • 5590 Heljan Class 155 301 BR Provincial 2 Car DMU
  • LK-1455 Peco HOm Turntable
  • C1206 Woodland Scenics E-Z Water 28 cu
  • LHT-S-041-005US Lionheart Ivatt 2-6-2T BR Lined Black Late
  • PKEA33308 Easy Model F-15C Eagle 84-010 LN D-Day
  • TR3545 Woodland Scenics Classic Tree - Early Light
  • 503 Ratio Platform or Ground Level Signal Box
  • 964005 Rapido GWR 'Open C' - GWR No. 94737
964005 Rapido GWR 'Open C' - GWR No. 94737
Click an image to enlarge.

964005 Rapido GWR 'Open C' - GWR No. 94737

Add To Comparison

964005 Rapido GWR 'Open C' - GWR No. 94737

Rapido say "Rapido Trains UK is proud to announce we will be adding the OO Gauge GWR Dia. O19 Open C ‘Tube’ wagon to our highly regarded and growing Great Western Railway range. Originally built to deal with timber loads, the Open C design started life in 1907 as Diagram.O8, the Great Western Railway continued making tweaks to the 15ft wheelbase design and subsequently produced the Dia. 016 in 1913/ 14, and the O19 in 1914. The Open C were also one of the first wagons to be designed to use the DC III brakes. The O19 was produced right through to 1927, making it the longest-produced diagram of the Open C class of wagon. Further similar diagrams of the Open C were produced into the late 1940s. Despite its original designation as a timber wagon, it wasn’t long before the class was recoded. By World War Two they were considered tube vehicles, as steel tubing had since become their most common load. During this time period, they were also uprated to a 15-ton load capacity.

Surviving the rigours of two World Wars the Open C continued to transport steel tubes across the nation, and continued to do so right through to the nationalisation and beyond. Due to their specific role, they often ventured further afield than the GWR or BR Western region network, one being photographed as far south as Eastleigh, and some even being under the direct ownership of the Port of London Authority. So, if you want to model anything from a pre-grouping freight train, through to a busy 1950s industrial setting, the GWR Dia. O19 Open C ‘Tube’ wagon is the perfect addition to your collection and rakes. Incredibly several examples have survived into preservation, and thanks to the clear works drawings we have sourced, the Dia. O19 was the obvious choice for us to pick when looking at Open C variants to produce.

Our model will feature the usual wealth of detail, two types of wheels, separately fitted lashing rings so you can easily model tided down loads, and tooling variants to cover both flat-sided and sack truck door versions. The models are also fitted with metal bearings that will help with smooth running and shunting."

New release - pre-orders invited - expected during 2025. preauthkernow

Name:
964005 Rapido GWR 'Open C' - GWR No. 94737
Gauge:
OO Gauge
Price:
£ 30.99 Saving £4.96 (13.80%) on RRP (£35.95)
Product Code:
SVP9289
Availability:
Non-Stock Item (Special Order).
Stock Level:
0
Brands
None Deliverable