C3042C Set of 3 Prestwin Silo Wagons in BR Bauxite - TOPS 1-35-Scale 1 to defend Britain's airspace

1 to defend Britain's airspace until 1989

A true Sheffield delicacy

Fitted with 3 x LR1130 batteries

but was later relegated to an aerial refuelling role when it was no longer deemed effective as a strategic bomber

High-quality decal sheet with various marking options

C3042C Set of 3 Prestwin Silo Wagons in BR Bauxite - TOPS 1-35-Scale 1 to defend Britain's airspaceSet contains running numbers B873393, B873729 and B873758 in BR Bauxite with TOPs numbering Prestwins were British Railways answer to a problem encountered in the earlier Presflo design; namely, that finer grained powdered solids tended to pool up in the Presflos square corners, preventing them from being fully discharged. Embracing the power of curves, Prestwins employed twin silos that enabled substances such as lime, sand and soda ash to slip