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Graham Farish - 373-650B - Tank Wagon, 14T - National Benzole - 757

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Stock Number373-650B
Original Retail Price£25.95
BrandGraham Farish
ManufacturerBachmann Europe
Body StyleGraham Farish Tank Wagon 14T
PrototypeTank Wagon, 14T
Road or Company NameNational Benzole (Details)
Road or Reporting Number757
Paint Color(s)Silver with Red Deck
Print Color(s)Yellow, White & Black
Coupler TypeRapido Hook NEM Standard Pocket
Wheel TypeInjection Molded Plastic
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
Release Date2023-03-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeTank Wagon
Model Variety14T
Scale1/160



Specific Item Information: With the rapid development of Britain during the early-twentieth century, along with two world wars, oil and petroleum products were needed in abundance to fuel both growth and the war efforts and the railways played an important part in its transport. 14 Ton Tank Wagons like this example would carry Class A and Class B products, both in block trains and in mixed formations. This Graham Farish model features metal wire hawsers, fine mouldings for the tank filler and valve, and separately fitted brake gear and hand brakes.
Road Name History:
National Benzole was a petroleum brand used in the United Kingdom from 1919 to the 1990s. In 1957, the National Benzole Co. became wholly owned by Shell-Mex & BP (through British Petroleum) but continued its separate trading identity. In the early 1960s, National Benzole was re-branded as National and continued trading as a UK retailer of petroleum products until the early 1990s, when the brand was phased out by parent company, BP.From Wikipedia
Brand/Importer Information:
Graham Farish is a British brand of N gauge model trains, that belongs to Bachmann Europe.
The company entered the model train business in the early 1950s, focusing on British OO gauge rolling stock, track and accessories.
In the 1970s, it started to produce N gauge models under the GRAFAR label. After the withdrawal of Lima and Minitrix from the UK market in the late 1980s, Graham Farish was the only major supplier of British outline models in N gauge, soon withdrawing from the OO scale market.
In 2001, Graham Farish was purchased by Kader Industries of Hong Kong, and absorbed by its subsidiary Bachmann Industries. Bachmann immediately closed the British manufacturing facility and moved production to China.
Bachmann have since increased the size of the Farish range, by duplicating models introduced to the Bachmann OO range; often, an OO scale Bachmann Branchline model is followed between 6 months to a year later by an N gauge Graham Farish model.
Manufacturer Information:
Bachmann, a US company founded in 1835, was purchased by Kader Industries in 1987. Kader formed Bachmann Industries Europe in 1989 with their main UK headquarters in Moat Way, Barwell, Leicestershire, UK (former Palitoy location) and the following year launched the Bachmann Branchline range for the British market with the moulds that had previously been used for the Palitoy Mainline and Replica Railways model railway products. From this starting point Bachmann has developed the range further and now produce a large range of models.
In 2001 Bachmann Branchline bought Graham Farish, an N gauge manufacturer, and since then many of their models have been made available in both gauges.
Bachmann Europe portfolio also comprises other model trains brands such as Liliput.
Item created by: CNW400 on 2023-03-14 12:25:53. Last edited by CNW400 on 2023-03-14 12:31:21

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