Thank you for another expert, authoritative, clear review. I do like private owner wagons (especially the coal variety), as they add colour and variety to a layout. But I wish it was easier to determine whether the liveries were authentic. I think this livery (the black version, at least) is authentic. Good to see the detail of the LMS authoritorisation plate being present. This represented the first action taken by The Big Four to bringing some consistency in quality to the industry, as prior to this, it was the "Wild West", with regards to private owner wagons, giving the railway companies a real headache, due to breakdowns and derailments. Even subsequent to the introduction of quality assessments, the average speed of a goods train hauling private owner wagons rarely exceeded 20mph! The site of the Shipley mines is now a country park.
I'm in the States and by the time I was aware of these, they'd sold out in TT 120! I guess I should have stayed up a little late that night!😂 Great video as usual!❤
