{"product_id":"sds-elx006-vojf-open-wagon-4-pack-ho-scale","title":"SDS ELX006 VOJF Open Wagon 4-Pack HO Scale","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: medium\"\u003eCommencing in the early 1960s the Victorian Railways undertook the construction of a new series of bogie open wagon slightly longer than their previous E class open wagon. These new wagons (measuring 45’ inside ends) provided slightly greater than double the loading capacity of a GY four wheel wagon. \u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: medium\"\u003e Between 1961-63 Newport and Ballarat North Workshops delivered 64 wagons with light duty side panels and 24 wagons with heavy duty side panels. Most were delivered as ELF coded wagons, except the final 15 wagons of the heavy duty contract as these were coded ELX from delivery. By 1964 the earlier built wagons had received the new ELX coding. \u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: medium\"\u003e Between 1964-65 an additional 26 wagons were built with strengthened end panels and open sides. These wagons were for steel pipe traffic, they also carried concrete poles and milled timber. These wagons were coded ESX. \u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: medium\"\u003e Many plain sided open wagons later received the more modern and stronger rolled corrugated side panelling. Service saw them operate across the VR and SAR networks as well as the Standard Gauge System from Brisbane to Perth. \u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: medium\"\u003e These wagons are based upon the earlier Austrains models however they have been upgraded to contemporary standards with new finer detailed sides and ends, improved chassis, bogie and brake gear. Our future re-release program will also encompass the corrugated sided versions, the SAR plain and corrugated versions and the many variations found on todays railway.\u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: medium\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel Features\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: medium\"\u003eHighly detailed Ready-to-Run 1\/87 scale model\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: medium\"\u003eFactory painted and decorated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: medium\"\u003eDie-cast metal center beam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: medium\"\u003eInjection moulded high quality plastic bodywork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: medium\"\u003eFull brake rigging and underfloor detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: medium\"\u003eSemi scale metal wheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: medium\"\u003eGenuine Kadee scale head whisker coupler \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: medium\"\u003e18” Minimum radius recommended\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"SDS Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43092963295337,"sku":"SDSELX006","price":300.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/auroratrains.com.au\/products\/sds-elx006-vojf-open-wagon-4-pack-ho-scale","provider":"Aurora Trains","version":"1.0","type":"link"}