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General Category => N Gauge Discussion => Topic started by: Oldman on October 06, 2012, 07:26:51 PM

Title: Coal Wagons to go with my coal mine.?
Post by: Oldman on October 06, 2012, 07:26:51 PM
I am thinking wooden wagons.
5 Plank or 7 Plank?
Need to decide tonight as will be buying Peco kits tomorrow.
Title: Re: Coal Wagons to go with my coal mine.?
Post by: kenbury on October 06, 2012, 07:42:29 PM
hi ncb used 7 plank wagons in my area then they bought 16 ton minerals from b r as they withdrawed   from service
Title: Re: Coal Wagons to go with my coal mine.?
Post by: BernardTPM on October 06, 2012, 08:23:40 PM
5 planks are known as 'High' and are normally general merchandise wagons with fixed ends. Coal was normally in 7 or 8 plank Mineral wagons, most of which had one end door.