The newly tooled Civil Engineers YGH Sealion Wagon Triple Pack depicts numbers DB982786, DB982788, and DB982791 in Departmental Olive Green. 

They feature intricate detailing such as guard rails, handwheels, catwalks, brake equipment and buffers, as well as a precision-moulded bodyshell. 

A mainstay of engineering trains for many years, these ballast wagons would transport and deposit fresh ballast on top of newly laid track via the chute located between the bogies, and could be seen operating with a huge variety of locomotive traction over their lifetime – from BR Blue diesels in the 70’s, to Civil Engineers ‘Dutch’ 31, 37 & 47s in the 90’s, and finally Class 66s in the privatised era. 

These ‘fishy’ wagons are sure to be a staple of your TT:120 wagon pool for many years to come!

Model Specification:

• Brand new tooling depicting Seacow and Sealion family of bogie hopper wagons
• Accurate body panel detailing
• Vast number of separate parts
• Die-cast chute detail for improved running capabilities
• Differences in body types and bogies between Seacow/Sealion catered for
• Kinematic NEM coupling system
• Minimum second radius.

Livery:

• Departmental Olive Green
• Various printed warning labels and information panels
• Accurate paint colours and typefaces
• Semi-gloss finish
• Era 7

History:

The first BR-built wagons of this type were the vacuum-braked ‘Walrus’ wagons and had a similar discharge system inherited from the Southern Railway’s Meldon bogie hoppers, with three sets of chutes for discharging the ballast. Each of the wagons in the triple-pack has a different TOPS running number.