CIÉ Esso Tank Wagon - Quad Pack - Pack 2 Wagon Type_Chaldron Evening Star which famously brought

Evening Star which famously brought the curtain down for steam production for British Railways

withdrawal came in April 1981 and the shunter was disposed of at Reading by Cartrights of Tipton in August 1982

our model carries the heavy duty “Yorkshire” buffers that were fitted to the prototype when it was in service

Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a scale maximum top speed of 100 mph (161 kmh)

CIÉ Esso Tank Wagon - Quad Pack - Pack 2 Wagon Type_Chaldron Evening Star which famously broughtWe are delighted to team up with our Danish friends at Heljan to bring you a run of the former BR Oil tankers bought by CIE in the late 1960s and modified for Irish operations. Synonymous on the "Sligo Oil" trains, these B Class tank wagons were modified with additional bracing between the tank barrel and chassis which we have tooled up to make these authentic for the Irish variants of these distinct wagons.