{"product_id":"austrains-neo-sar-so-soc-concentrate-wagon-soc-pack-a-ho-scale","title":"Austrains Neo SAR SO \/ SOC Concentrate Wagon SOC Pack A HO Scale","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eWith the opening of a Standard Gauge rail link between Broken Hill and Port Pirie in 1970 the South Australian Railways required a fleet of suitable open wagons for carrying ore concentrates between these two locations.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe first 100 wagons were rebuild OMN narrow gauge ore cars and these were coded SOC 1 -100 and finished in standard SAR wagon yellow. They were available for traffic upon the opening of the line in January 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eIn 1971 an additional 250 wagons coded SO were placed in traffic, these were numbered between SO 101 – 254. These were built new at Islington Workshops in 1971 and were also finished in SAR wagon yellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eIn 1971 the Commonwealth Railways built 20 similar designed wagons coded GQ and numbered between 2423 – 2442, they were initially used in Broad gauge traffic but by 1978 they were fitted for bogie exchange and coded GQX. They were finished in CR wagon red.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThere are some detail differences with different brake equipment used between the series of wagons and this has been reproduced with the original Austrains design.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel Features\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial\"\u003eHighly detailed Ready-to-Run HO scale model\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial\"\u003eInjection moulded high quality plastic chassis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial\"\u003eFull brake rigging and underfloor detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial\"\u003eSemi scale metal rimmed wheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial\"\u003eGenuine Kadee scale couplers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial\"\u003e18” Minimum radius recommended\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Austrains Neo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43092919091305,"sku":"AUSSOC101","price":330.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/8629\/4889\/files\/SAR-SO-SOC-Concentrate-Wagon-SO-Pack-A-SOC003.jpg?v=1773099007","url":"https:\/\/auroratrains.com.au\/products\/austrains-neo-sar-so-soc-concentrate-wagon-soc-pack-a-ho-scale","provider":"Aurora Trains","version":"1.0","type":"link"}