Bachmann OO 37-187 T L Hale, Tipton & Dudley Port 7-Plank Open Wagon

Bachmann OO T L Hale, Tipton & Dudley Port 7-Plank Open Wagon 37-187
A nicely detailed model of a 7 plank open wagon with coke rails in the livery of T L Hales of Tipton, lettered for their depot at Dudlet Port.

T L Hale describe their business as iron & steel founders, marking this wagon, number 178, for loading with large coke. Coke was used in the smelting and casting of iron and steel as it burns much hotter than coal, more easily reaching the melting point of iron.

Era 3 1923-1947