972010 GER Dia.17 5-Plank Open Wagon NE (pre-36) No.606301 Brand_Goodwood-Scenics Wagon 2 – North British

Wagon 2 – North British No

Item Number    20-430

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1948-1968 British Railways - Photographer Bundle

972010 GER Dia.17 5-Plank Open Wagon NE (pre-36) No.606301 Brand_Goodwood-Scenics Wagon 2 – North BritishDesigned 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