British 1:87 Scale Modelling - freight wagons

Freight wagons - USATC

Wagons to GB loading gauge made for the US Army Transportation Corps. Thousands of these wagons were assembled in Britain between 1942 and 1944, and moved by rail to ports in preparation for the invasion of Europe. All types were tried in service on Britain's railways, but of the models depicted here only the twin-bogie flat and tank wagons were found to be suitable for sustained internal traffic. The wagons supplied from Britain, and thousands more supplied directly to the Continent, eventually entered service with European rail operators.

Sections on this page: Brake van; Twin-bogie flat wagon; Twin-bogie tank wagon; Four-wheel open wagon; Four-wheel closed van; Four-wheel flat wagon; Other USATC wagon types

Brake van

Tillig (previously Sachsenmodelle)

Brake van - four wheel

Twin-bogie flat wagon

Roco (previously Klein Modellbahn)

Flat wagon - twin-bogie

Twin-bogie tank wagon

Roco (previously Klein Modellbahn)

Tank wagon - twin-bogie

Four-wheel open wagon

Roco (previously Klein Modellbahn)

Open wagon - four-wheel

Tillig (previously Sachsenmodelle)

Open wagon - four-wheel

Four-wheel closed van

Roco (previously Klein Modellbahn)

Closed van - four-wheel

Tillig (previously Sachsenmodelle)

Closed van - four-wheel

Four-wheel flat wagon

Tillig (previously Sachsenmodelle)

Flat wagon - four-wheel

Other USATC wagon types

Four-wheel wooden-sided workshop van with windows: This type was used for internal traffic in Britain, but there is currently no model of it.

Twin-bogie refrigerator van (reefer): This type was used for internal traffic in Britain, but there is currently no model of it.

Twin-bogie closed van (boxcar): This type was not sent to Britain, but is modelled by Fleischmann (for example, item number 573301).

Twin-bogie open wagon (gondola): This type was not sent to Britain, but is modelled by Fleischmann (for example, item number 526303).

Twin-bogie low-sided open wagon: This type was not sent to Britain, but is modelled by Fleischmann (for example, item number 526205).

British 1:87 Scale Modelling

		Freight wagons - USATC Wagons to GB loading gauge made for the US Army Transportation Corps. Thousands of these wagons were assembled in Britain between 1942 and 1944, and moved by rail to ports in preparation for the invasion of Europe. All types were tried in service on Britain's railways, but of the models depicted here only the twin-bogie flat and tank wagons were found to be suitable for sustained internal traffic. The wagons supplied from Britain, and thousands more supplied directly to the Continent, eventually entered service with European rail operators. Sections on this page: Brake van; Twin-bogie flat wagon; Twin-bogie tank wagon; Four-wheel open wagon; Four-wheel closed van; Four-wheel flat wagon; Other USATC wagon types

		Brake van

		Tillig (previously Sachsenmodelle) Brake van - four wheel

		Twin-bogie flat wagon

		Roco (previously Klein Modellbahn) Flat wagon - twin-bogie

		Twin-bogie tank wagon

		Roco (previously Klein Modellbahn) Tank wagon - twin-bogie

		Four-wheel open wagon

		Roco (previously Klein Modellbahn) Open wagon - four-wheel

		Tillig (previously Sachsenmodelle) Open wagon - four-wheel

		Four-wheel closed van

		Roco (previously Klein Modellbahn) Closed van - four-wheel

		Tillig (previously Sachsenmodelle) Closed van - four-wheel

		Four-wheel flat wagon

		Tillig (previously Sachsenmodelle) Flat wagon - four-wheel

		Other USATC wagon types
		Four-wheel wooden-sided workshop van with windows: This type was used for internal traffic in Britain, but there is currently no model of it.
		Twin-bogie refrigerator van (reefer): This type was used for internal traffic in Britain, but there is currently no model of it.
		Twin-bogie closed van (boxcar): This type was not sent to Britain, but is modelled by Fleischmann (for example, item number 573301).
		Twin-bogie open wagon (gondola): This type was not sent to Britain, but is modelled by Fleischmann (for example, item number 526303).
		Twin-bogie low-sided open wagon: This type was not sent to Britain, but is modelled by Fleischmann (for example, item number 526205).

		British 1:87 Scale Modelling