GR340UB GLT OO-9 Snailbeach District Railway 4-wheel Hopper Wagon - plain brown 1-72-Scale An essential piece of equipment

An essential piece of equipment that was placed near the exit from every goods yard

electricity and compressed air to the entire facility

Known for its beautiful mottled bark and makes a great shade tree

SERVICE CAREER 1690 - 1975

GR340UB GLT OO-9 Snailbeach District Railway 4-wheel Hopper Wagon - plain brown 1-72-Scale An essential piece of equipmentPROTOTYPE & MODEL The Snailbeach District Railways system was located in Shropshire and was built to carry lead ore over a narrow gauge route with a gauge of 2ft 4 inches. The mines were located at Stiperstones and they transferred their ore to a connection with the Great Western Railway at Pontesbury. A fleet of various hopper wagons was used to transport the ore and it is one of those wagons that is the subject of our new model. Opened in 1877 the