377-491 5 Plank China Clay 3-Wagon Pack BR Bauxite (TOPS) with Tent Canopy No.B743029, B743367 & B743806 - Weathered DCC-4 Workshop Cameo [1:87]

Workshop Cameo [1:87]

They were all fitted with vacuum brakes to allow them to be marshalled between the loco and coaches

The term “Bug Box” is a more recent term given to them

you experience the engineering art of the original in a scale of 1:20

377-491 5 Plank China Clay 3-Wagon Pack BR Bauxite (TOPS) with Tent Canopy No.B743029, B743367 & B743806 - Weathered DCC-4 Workshop Cameo [1:87]China Clay Wagons were synonymous with Cornwall where the largest deposit of Kaolin, known more commonly as china clay, had first been discovered in 1746 by William Cookworthy. The resulting industry made Cornwall the pre eminent global source of china clay and as railways were established, they were used to transport the material both locally and further afield, to destinations where the material was required, like the Staffordshire potteries. The