{"product_id":"394-101-bachmann-ffestiniog-railway-tin-car-saloon-3rd","title":"394-101 Bachmann Ffestiniog Railway Tin Car Saloon 3rd","description":"394-101 Bachmann Narrow Gauge Ffestiniog Railway 'Tin Car' Saloon Third No. 119 FR Maroon  \u003cp\u003eThe Ffestiniog Railway ‘Tin Car’ Coaches from Bachmann Narrow Gauge are the perfect choice for anyone wishing to model this famous Welsh narrow gauge railway in OO9 Scale. Complementing the many locomotives, buildings and accessories from the Ffestiniog Railway (FR) that are already produced by Bachmann, the Tin Cars replicate the coaches that many visitors to the line will have travelled on since their construction in the late-1970s to their withdrawal from use in the mid-2010s, or even more recently in their second lives away from the FR.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThese brand new models feature finely-detailed, injection-moulded bodyshells with integral roofs and solebars, all sporting additional details from rivets to door handles and steps; even the coach reservation board clips aside each door have been modelled. With a detailed interior, including toilet compartment details where appropriate, each coach runs on a pair of bogies boasting separate brake blocks and fitted with metal wheels. Standard OO9 couplings are fitted to the bogies by way of a NEM pocket.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe livery application really brings the Tin Car to life, employing authentic Ffestiniog Railway colours, logos and typefaces – extending even to the no smoking signs printed onto each of the large, panoramic windows. On this particular model, these replicate the FR’s unique no smoking signs, in the shape of a Double Fairlie locomotive.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMODEL FEATURES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eBachmann Narrow Gauge OO9 Scale\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eEra 8\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eVehicle is Preserved\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePristine Ffestiniog Railway Maroon livery\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eRunning No. 119\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eProfiled Metal Wheels\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eNEM Coupling Pockets\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eDetailed and Decorated Interior including Toilet Compartment\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eLength 146mm (over couplings)\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFFESTINIOG RAILWAY ‘TIN CAR’ HISTORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Ffestiniog Railway (FR), located in the Slate Landscape of North Wales – a Unesco World Heritage Site - has operated between Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog for almost 200 years. The world’s oldest Narrow Gauge railway and arguably the most famous too, since 1955 the line has operated purely for enthusiasts and tourists and is today one of the top tourist attractions in Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhilst the FR has preserved many of the vehicles used in the pre-preservation era, it has also been a prominent builder of new stock and from the late-1970s ‘Tin Car’ coaches were built to provide contemporary rolling stock for passenger trains. Originally known as ‘Domeliners’ owing to their domed roofs, the coaches were built using second hand underframes which originated from the Isle of Man Railway (IoMR), having been constructed for the IoMR between 1909 and 1926 by the Metropolitan Amalgamated Railway Carriage \u0026amp; Wagon Company. Sold for scrap and subsequently purchased by the Ffestiniog Railway, the company built its own coach bodies on top of the frames, creating a total of six passenger vehicles.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Tin Cars were employed principally on the Ffestiniog Railway, but also saw occasional use on the restored Welsh Highland Railway, however by 2018 all had been withdrawn from service with the company favouring the ‘Barn’ coaches and the more recently built ‘Super Barns’ which are now the mainstay of regular services on both the Ffestiniog Railway and the Welsh Highland Railway.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith the exception of one vehicle, which had its bodywork scrapped in 2005 before its underframe was recycled once again for use under a Barn coach, the Tin Cars remain extant – four have been sold, two each to the Golden Valley Light Railway and the Moseley Railway Trust, and the last, an observation vehicle, has been retained by the FR for Departmental use.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bachmann Narrow Gauge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56355998531964,"sku":"394-101","price":55.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/3048\/7164\/files\/WEB_20241119_20BACHMANN_20394-101_1_d2a766eb-e8d9-4d13-989b-1eec54bcee9c.jpg?v=1786091954","url":"https:\/\/www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com\/products\/394-101-bachmann-ffestiniog-railway-tin-car-saloon-3rd","provider":"Kernow Model Rail Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}