GR590A - PECO - OO-9 - F.R. Quarryman Brake Van, Green, No. 6, Single balcony On30 each kit includes plastic moulded

each kit includes plastic moulded materials sheets

Innovative features included gravity-powered slate trains running downhill and horses hauling the wagons back uphill

It was a successful venture

Pack includes 2 Coalmen and Weighing Scales

GR590A - PECO - OO-9 - F.R. Quarryman Brake Van, Green, No. 6, Single balcony On30 each kit includes plastic mouldedFrom 1867 the Ffestiniog Railway used dedicated carriages to carry workmen to and from the slate quarries around Blaenau Ffestiniog. From 1885 to 1887, eighteen of what are now referred to as the 'Type 3' Quarrymen's carriage were built featuring sprung axle boxes, one central door on each side and droplight windows. More of the same design were made to replace the older carriages and there were a total of thirty six in the 1900s. Archive images show