972010 GER Dia.17 5-Plank Open Wagon NE (pre-36) No.606301 1-24-Scale Of the 43 units built

Of the 43 units built

The mechanization of these tasks and duties is well represented in this set

4's in 1980

The flexible sleeper base is detailed with fine wood grain and spikes through British Railways’ BR1 baseplates under the rails

972010 GER Dia.17 5-Plank Open Wagon NE (pre-36) No.606301 1-24-Scale Of the 43 units builtDesigned to replace the ageing 8 ton and 9 ton timber framed wagons of the 1870s and 1880s, the Diagram 17s were a robust steel framed 5 plank wagon with a 9ft wheelbase, a set of doors on either side and an improved 10 ton load capacity. 12,050 examples were constructed between 1893 and 1903, accounting for 65% of the companys wagons built during this period, and by the time the last one rolled off the production line they constituted 45% of the