Alexander Crane – 7 plank wagon N gauge

Limited edition 7 plank private owner wagon made by Dapol for Antics in 2005. Limited edition of 250, certificate included. Alexander Crane was a coal merchant in Gloucester from 1879 until his death in 1915. The business seems to continued with one of Crane’s children at the helm but by the late 1920’s a different comapny is operating at Crane’s address and the business no longer appears in trade directories. The wagon  modelled here was made by the Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company in 1902 and was registered with the GWR. ERA: 2. Wagon is in excellent condition with all buffers and couplings intact, box in good condition, with some very light wear.

Historical Information from Private Owner Wagons of Gloucestershire by Ian Pope (Lightmoor Press)