item details
NameModel railway carriage
ProductionUnknown; model maker; 1939; New Zealand
Classificationmodels, trains
Materialsmetal, glass, paint
Materials SummaryPainted metal with glass components
DimensionsOverall: 160mm (height), 780mm (length), 120mm (depth)
Registration NumberT000548
Credit lineNew Zealand Rail Railway Model Collection. Gift of New Zealand Rail, 1993
Overview
Model [1:24 scale], New Zealand Railways Main Trunk first class passenger car, A1858, painted green, has green stripe along one side, yellow along other, with a cream roof. These colour schemes were applied by NZ Railways staff over the original red livery circa 1975 to demonstrate alternative colour schemes proposed for use on 'Northerner' express carriages.