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Peco have announced the first of a series of new additions to the Wills material pack range. SSMP 232 slate walling is now available and we are sure it will be popular with scratch builders in OO, especially those in OO-9 where slate walling will be a fitting addition to the layout as many narrow gauge railways in north Wales sole purpose was the transporting of slate from quarries.

This release marks the first of four new material packs available soon, with the planned tactile platform paviours, gabion cage walling and French lozenge tiling all progressing nicely and due for release in 2021 adding to an already appealing variety of materials. Something for scratch builders to look forward to!

Available from you local PECO retailer now!

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Gellyceidrim Colliery was located at Garnant on the Great Western branch from Glanamman to Brynamman which served numerous anthracite producers, at this time 25 wagons were hired from Gloucester RC&WCo. The colliery was working from the late 19th century and employed just over 500 people. In 1923 the colliery lost its independence and was taken over by Cleeves Western Valley which then saw the Gellyceidrim Colliery wagons be repainted into their new owners livery by 1930.

The wagon is dark grey with bold white lettering shaded black. The attractive logo, white circle with red cross and 'G' in yellow, sits proudly on the centre of the wagon and is a very eye-catching feature. The wagon also features the added detail of printed owner plates on the sole bar and come with a full load of coal!

An initial run of 250 wagons has been produced.

Small & Son were a merchant supplying coal, coke, brick, stone, corn, fertiliser and agricultural feed. The business was based in Taunton and had depots at various stations around Somerset and East Devon. Small & Son built up a large fleet of over forty private owner wagons through regular purchases from the Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. between 1892 and 1911.

The wagon features a dark grey body and black ironwork. The text is bold white lettering shaded black which proudly displays the company name as well as their locations and product offerings. The model also includes the extra detail of printed owner plates on the sole bar.