972010 GER Dia.17 5-Plank Open Wagon NE (pre-36) No.606301 Brand_Goodwood-Scenics following the successful trial refurbishment

following the successful trial refurbishment of the first unit at Eastleigh Works

ensuring that this smooth-running machine can pull significant loads

which attracted significant interest from locomotive builders and engine manufacturers from the UK

55' DRM 1980 made racing history

972010 GER Dia.17 5-Plank Open Wagon NE (pre-36) No.606301 Brand_Goodwood-Scenics following the successful trial refurbishmentDesigned to replace the ageing 8 ton and 9 ton timber framed wagons of the 1870s and 1880s, the Diagram 17s were a robust steel framed 5 plank wagon with a 9ft wheelbase, a set of doors on either side and an improved 10 ton load capacity. 12,050 examples were constructed between 1893 and 1903, accounting for 65% of the companys wagons built during this period, and by the time the last one rolled off the production line they constituted 45% of the