44-1017A Coal Barge - Blue boat and highly polished brass dome

and highly polished brass dome and fittings

Separate metal bearings fitted to each driven axle

Powered by a coreless motor and with true A1A-A1A gearing

footsteps can all be modelled in full relief

1:43 Scale Model

44-1017A Coal Barge - Blue boat and highly polished brass domeBefore the railways, Britains waterways were used to transport goods around the country and coal was carried from pits to factories, fuelling the industrial revolution. With their speed and capacity, the railways would ultimately make their water based equivalents redundant, but not before the two coexisted, making canals and rivers a popular addition to model railway layouts. The Coal Barge joins a growing range of waterway models from Scenecraft,