Bitumen Tank Wagon, Colas (Hornby 0 gauge)
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Bitumen Tank Wagon, Colas (Hornby 0 gauge)(i) |
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Arch Three , Area 33 Hornby Series (display) |
Shelf 4
1930 |
An enamelled blue Hornby Series gauge 0 "Colas" Bitumen Tank Wagon, ~1929, with yellow logo transfer, a number transfer on the solebar, handpainted black stripes and a yellow star. The wagon first appeared in the Hornby Book of Trains in the 1930-31 edition.
Development
In 1936 the tank colour was changed to red with a blue base, and in 1939 the base was changed to black, although the end stays remained blue.