GR551 - PECO - OO-9 - F.R. 4 Wheel Bug Box Coach, 1st Class, Early Pres Livery On30 The red and cream livery

The red and cream livery was first applied to a rake of carriages in 1987 for the ‘Mountain Prince’ train service

PECO Great Little Trains OO-9 Ffestiniog Railway 'Bowsider' composite In Colonel Stephens No

Several kits can be combined to protect a long platform

the models have semi-permanent close-couplings fitted in their NEM pockets

GR551 - PECO - OO-9 - F.R. 4 Wheel Bug Box Coach, 1st Class, Early Pres Livery On30 The red and cream liveryThe curiously named bug Box 4 wheel coaches were the first passenger carrying coaches built for the Ffestiniog Railway. Dating from 1864 to 1867 they were built by Brown, Marshall & company. The term Bug Box is a more recent term given to them, possibly in the 1950s, and originally they were referred to as Small Birmingham's. There are three types of vehicle: First Class, Third Class, and Open third, sometimes referred to as Zoo cars.