378-002 14T Anchor-Mounted Tank Wagon 'National Benzole' Silver No. 855 1-87-Scale Also unique is the “tire”

Also unique is the “tire” that sits on top of the hatches

With the DCC decoder interface upgraded to Plux22

1/044) were built to an LMS design in the 1950s

New D70TR traction motors were standard and controlling all of this power and locomotive function was EMD’s new EM2000 microprocessor

378-002 14T Anchor-Mounted Tank Wagon 'National Benzole' Silver No. 855 1-87-Scale Also unique is the “tire”Early 14 Ton Tank Wagons with timber saddles, cradles and wire hawsers were built in response to the need for oil products to fuel Britains rapid development during the early twentieth century, along with two world wars. As the hostilities of World War Two drew to a close, a new design of tank with a central anchor mechanism securing the tank to the chassis was agreed between the private operators, the Petroleum Board and the railway companies.