Dapol O Gauge 7F-041-008 BR B197525 Charles Roberts Slope Sided 14 Ton Mineral Wagon BR Grey 1950s-1960s

The slope sided steel bodied 14 ton capacity mineral wagon was designed and patented by Charles Roberts in 1935, these more robust wagons being trialed or purchased by several private wagon operators for coal and iron ore service. In 1943 the Ministry of War Transport (MWT) ordered 9,000 wagons to replace aging requisitioned wooden private owner wagons, with 7,000 completed by nationalization. British railways allocated these wagons diagram 1/100, and uprated them to 16 tons. Four further batches were ordered in 1946 with many lasting into the 1960’s
Model finished in British Railways grey livery with black lettering patches. 1950-1960s