Standard Irish Railway Clearing House wagon designs

[jhb171achill]

Wagons are often the least understood and least appreciated things on rails.

Irish modelling is no exception.

We have now a pretty good array of locomotives, even steam, and carriages are now beginning to get serious attention.

But by FAR the most numerous rail-borne vehicles in all time were the various unsung four wheeled wagons and vans. Until Provincial and a few others appeared with their very fine kits, Irish wagon modelling remained in the 1960s era of buying something very vaguely Irish-ish, a model of a British vehicle, and slapping a flying snail on it. There was nothing.

British wagons were in almost all cases totally, completely unlike their equivalent Irish designs.

If JM Design and Provincial Wagons didn’t exist, we would have not a solitary wagon of the pre-40ft fitted flat era.

We may hope for the offerings to expand, but here are the standard designs adhered to by the main companies - GNR, MGWR and MGWR. In later times also the DSER and belatedly the NCC.

Naturally, the BCDR, CBSCR and SLNCR were….. odd. But there ye go. Always thought the water tasted funny in Ardglass, Glenfarne and Wisht Caaark boy.

[the Bandon tank]

Beautiful drawings, fantastic draughtmanship.

[Galteemore]

Funnily enough, I was recently given an ancient Slaters kit of an RCH 6-planker to make up. Couldn’t resist adding some SSM transfers and a real wood interior. I also altered the strapping a bit to the Irish pattern.  Not perfect but 2’ rule and all that….

[jhb171achill]

2 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Funnily enough, I was recently given an ancient Slaters kit of an RCH 6-planker to make up. Couldn’t resist adding some SSM transfers and a real wood interior. I also altered the strapping a bit to the Irish pattern.  Not perfect but 2’ rule and all that….

Great result!

[leslie10646]

Watch this space .........

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