33-088B 5 Plank China Clay Wagon GWR Grey with Tarpaulin Cover 94054 option-set-111 RUNNING NUMBER 36692

RUNNING NUMBER 36692

Many of these were sent to France with the BEF only days before France was defeated

rather than axle hung

etched footsteps

where they were designated the Class 1151

33-088B 5 Plank China Clay Wagon GWR Grey with Tarpaulin Cover 94054 option-set-111 RUNNING NUMBER 36692China Clay Wagons were synonymous with Cornwall where the largest deposit of Kaolin, known more commonly as china clay, had first been discovered in 1746 by William Cookworthy . The resulting industry made Cornwall the pre eminent global source of china clay and as railways were established, they were used to transport the material both locally and further afield, to destinations where the material was required, like the Staffordshire potteries. The