2P-000-161 N Gauge Collett Coach Choc & Crm 3rd SGreat West 521 N Gauge Hymek Spares Fruit D wagons were large

Fruit D wagons were large ventilated wooden bodied vans designed for the fast and efficient transportation of fruit

Now at Shottle on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

Sir Nigel Gresley (1876-1941) was one of the most prominent designers of the steam era of British Railways

DCC Sound ready

The 6400 class were introduced in 1932

2P-000-161 N Gauge Collett Coach Choc & Crm 3rd SGreat <crest> West 521 N Gauge Hymek Spares Fruit D wagons were largeCharles Collett (1871 1952) succeeded G. J Churchward as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR in 1922. Collett has been accredited more with the implementation of the locomotives designed and planned by his predecessor than of his own original works. However, Collett made huge improvements on the manufacturing processes, design improvements and standardisation within the GWR. This can perhaps be best appreciated on his design of the coaches of the