964013 GWR Dia. O19 Open C ‘Tube’ Wagon No.D3 Brand_Train-Tech The engines suffered frequent failures

The engines suffered frequent failures and by 1961 the entire class was handed back to the manufacturer for remedial work

A handful of these tank wagons wouldn't look out of place on a any N Gauge layout

this pioneering pair is available in N scale for the first time thanks to Graham Farish

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964013 GWR Dia. O19 Open C ‘Tube’ Wagon No.D3 Brand_Train-Tech The engines suffered frequent failuresOriginally 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.