2x N Gauge 14T Acid Tanks

Acids have been carried by rail from the earliest days, initially in crated glass bottles within open wagons. Tanks lined with glass and later rubber were introduced from the early 1900s. Amongst many other chemical and pharmaceutical products, acids such as sulphuric and nitric acids were used in the manufacture of explosives, so large numbers of 4-wheeled acid tankers were produced in the UK during the first and second world wars. Many of these remained in service/storage at Royal Ordnance Factories into the 1990s.

Notes:

• This model contains two similar tank bodies, one with welded and the other riveted panels.
• The tanks have been designed to fit on the Peco NR-121 (steel) or NR-123 (wooden) 10' wheelbase chasses.
• 0.4mm pilot holes have been made for the 4 horizontal and 4 diagonal bracing rods.
• War Department Sulphuric Acid markings are available from Railtec . Several industrial acid tanks are represented in the Robbie's Rolling Stock range.