The first batch of Private Owner wagons have proved incredibly popular and represent superb value for money. Following the success of these Dapol have announced a series of other vehicles for production over the next few years.

Most of them are done in limited runs of approximately 100 pieces and then if a re-run of the popular liveries is done they are issued with alternate running numbers. In some cases there are pictures here of ones which are not currently available but may well be re-run in the future, hence leaving the images on here for reference of previously liveries.

In all cases the wagons include sprung buffers, working couplings and metal wheels.

We are now taking advance orders for all announced items for despatch as soon as they become available. You will not be charged until despatch has been made on advance orders.

In the early days of the railways most freight wagons were open wagons and were used to carry all types of goods. If the load was more delicate it was often protected by taurpaulin sheets. These wagons got progressively larger as locomotives became more powerful and demand for rail freight increased. In 1923 the RCH laid down standards and specifications for open wagons and 5 plank wagons with a capacity of 10 tons became the standard general goods wagon and many thousand of these were built. Both 7 and 8 plank wagons were generally manufactured for transporting coal and coke and produced in vast numbers. All of these wagons were used well into the 1960's

The Dapol O gauge model of the open wagons features:

Extremely well details and accurate body shell and chassis with all internal details represented.
Etched handrails, supports and ladders.
3 link metal coupling chain and sprung coupling hook.
Metal sprung buffers.
Opening side doors.