Bachmann 394-101 OO-9 Ffestiniog Railway Tin Car Saloon Third No. 119 FR Maroon

Bachmann 394-101 OO-9 Ffestiniog Railway Tin Car Saloon Third No. 119 FR Maroon

Name: Cheltenham Model Centre
Telephone: +44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644

Product Code: 394101

Manufacturer Number: 394-101
Condition: New
Category: Model Railways, Coaches
Brand: Bachmann
Range: Bachmann Winter 2024
Scale: OO-9
Gauge: OO-9

£55.21

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The Ffestiniog Railway (FR), located in the Slate Landscape of North Wales - a Unesco World Heritage Site - has operated between Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog for almost 200 years. The world#s oldest Narrow Gauge railway and arguably the most famous too, since 1955 the line has operated purely for enthusiasts and tourists and is today one of the top tourist attractions in Wales.

Whilst the FR has preserved many of the vehicles used in the pre-preservation era, it has also been a prominent builder of new stock and from the late-1970s Tin Car coaches were built to provide contemporary rolling stock for passenger trains. Originally known as Domeliners owing to their domed roofs, the coaches were built using second hand underframes which originated from the Isle of Man Railway (IoMR), having been constructed for the IoMR between 1909 and 1926 by the Metropolitan Amalgamated Railway Carriage & Wagon Company. Sold for scrap and subsequently purchased by the Ffestiniog Railway, the company built its own coach bodies on top of the frames, creating a total of six passenger vehicles.

The Tin Cars were employed principally on the Ffestiniog Railway, but also saw occasional use on the restored Welsh Highland Railway, however by 2018 all had been withdrawn from service with the company favouring the Barn coaches and the more recently built Super Barns which are now the mainstay of regular services on both the Ffestiniog Railway and the Welsh Highland Railway.
With the exception of one vehicle, which had its bodywork scrapped in 2005 before its underframe was recycled once again for use under a Barn coach, the Tin Cars remain extant - four have been sold, two each to the Golden Valley Light Railway and the Moseley Railway Trust, and the last, an observation vehicle, has been retained by the FR for Departmental use.

- Pristine Ffestiniog Railway Maroon livery
- Running No. 119
- Profiled Metal Wheels
- NEM Coupling Pockets
- Detailed and Decorated Interior including Toilet Compartment
- Length 146mm (over couplings)

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We have been in business for over 40 with the shop located in a few different places around the town in that time. We are now located at the Eastern end of Cheltenham High Street.

As well as stocking the latest plastic kit, diecast and model railway releases we have a big selection of slot cars and modelling tools.

We are able to carry out repairs on radio control cars & model railway locos, including DCC & DCC Sound fitting.

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Cheltenham Model Centre

39 High Street
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1DX
England

+44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644
sales@cheltenhammodelcentre.com

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