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RAPIDO TRAINS GUNPOWDER VANS

Personal preference, of course, but I’m usually slightly less enthusiastic about a new wagon release over that of a locomotive. Not in this case. Rapido Trains UK’s latest model release is a glimpse of further models to come from its growing stable of model announcements, some such as its VIX ferry van announcement even taking us by surprise.

Go boom!

Gunpowder vans, by the nature of their transported goods, required special care when being shunted and their positioning in wagon rakes was guided by rules, too – no more

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