00 Gauge Hornby GWR crocodile, two well wagons, heavily loaded. Unboxed

The GWR sometimes took ‘out-of-gauge’ loads (on carefully planned routes to carry heavy machinery from manufacturers to buyers). This looks like one of those. I am not quite sure what it is -obviously the long cylindrical load will eventually be attached at either end to the elbow pieces. Open ends of the components have been covered with standard GWR wagon sheets to keep our the weather on the journey.

Often the GWR would modify existing wagons to serve new purposes and I have done exactly the same with three small crane wagons which are now well wagons – not quite of the Loriot type, but nearly. The ‘Crocodile’ wagon is a Tri-ang Hornby Trestrol wagon which is a fairly good match for some of the very long Crocodiles. This is definitely not something for the purist GWR enthusiast as nothing is exactly right. However, if you want a striking load to add variety to a Western layout, this is it.

All the wagons run as well as they ever did (but not quite as freely as modern rolling stock with pin-point axles). Buffers and couplings are all present and correct.

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