38-782 20T Anchor-Mounted Tank Wagon 'Mobil' Silver No.5349 Electrical-Pickup Twenty single powered cars numbered

Twenty single powered cars numbered W55000 to W55019 and nine trailer cars numbered W56280 to W56289 were manufactured

8 cm) / Inside: 2 5/8 W in x 3 13/16 in H (6

and is therefore particularly useful where roads/ railways cross at an angle other than 90 degrees or where a long bridge is required

Item Number    10743

BR Black livery

38-782 20T Anchor-Mounted Tank Wagon 'Mobil' Silver No.5349 Electrical-Pickup Twenty single powered cars numberedEarly 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.