TR Carriages 16 and 21

This is a detailed scale model kit for adult collectors. Not for children under 14 years old.

This model kit is of carriages 16 and 21, as running on the Talyllyn Railway in the early 2020s. These were amongst the first bogie coaches to work on the preserved railway, built in 1968/9 and are similar to carriages 10 and 20 respectively. 

Carriage 16 and 10 have the same body profile, but 16 differs in having grab handles and slightly different Tywyn-end beading. The underframe profil of 16 is also significantly different, with a much shallower truss rod. Carriage 21 is principly the same as 20, but again there are differences in the underframe structure as the modification to include an end saloon was carriage out at Boston Lodge. Most noteably, the end Saloon of 21 features a different beading profile and slightly smaller windows.

Following Talyllyn Railway tradition, the vehicles only have passenger doors and a footboard on one side, and the model represents them post installation of air brakes.

Due to the length of these buffered vehicles, these kits come with the choice of two couplings to fit:

• Custom black-printed narrow hook and look coupling, which is compatible with NEM pockets. These allow the carriages to negotiate 12" radius curves. These are printed couplings, and the hoops are delicate, so we recommend only one end be fitted with the hoop for best performance.
• Fixed Close Couplings (similar to those in our Ffestiniog 'Barn' series) are also included, for permanent fixed coupling of multiple vehicles. 

The carriages can traverse sharper curves than 12", but some modification may be required. For example, at 9" radius, the inside of the buffers will need removing to prevent them fouling the couplings. Further work may be required to allow the bogies to pivot sufficiently.