PS50 - Parkside - O - 3 Link Couplings Etched hook Springs trade-only such as the combination of

such as the combination of textured slate and shingle-type roof tiles

000 being built before the changeover to welded construction

They were a successful design and many lasted into the 1960s

The kit features weathered wooden cladding to the upper half of the exterior walls

Withdrawn between late 70s and early 80s

PS50 - Parkside - O - 3 Link Couplings Etched hook Springs trade-only such as the combination ofKit and Scratch builder's accessory. Pack contains 2 pairs of couplings. Three link chain couplings, with no means of drawing the wagons together, were used to form the peculiarly British "loose coupled" freight train: since such trains were not fitted with an automatic through train braking system there were no pipes to connect between the vehicles. Control of the train was assisted by the guard's van at the rear of the train, or in certain cases a