Ffestiniog 4 Wheel Bug Box Coach, 'Zoo Car' Early Pres Livery

Ffestiniog 4 Wheel Bug Box Coach, 'Zoo Car' Early Pres Livery PECO-GR-561 OO-9 Gauge Code 80 Coaches

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PECO
Regular price
£37.50
Sale price
£37.50
Regular price
£37.50
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AVAILABLE BUT NOT CURRENTLY IN STOCK.
Please allow 7 to 21 days,
Pre-Orders will be available on release.
To reserve / pay a pre-order deposit please contact 01252 621926 or sales@locoshop.co.uk or pop in.
Pre-Order dates and prices are subject to change.

The 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.