Hornby: Engineers YGB ‘Seacow’ Wagon

Although seemingly built over an extended period, the basis of this type was actually a design by the London and South Western Railway first introduced in 1903. Apart from the bogies there were only very minor changes between the oldest and the newest builds, a testimony to the soundness of the original design. Most of the examples built in the 1970s and 1980s remain in service today, working alongside newer autoballasters and a growing number of box wagons.

Specifics:

• Gauge: 00
• Livery: Sea Cow
• Purpose: Freight

Hornby is a household name and is famous as the UK brand leader in the model railway hobby