item details
NameModel railcar
ProductionVulcan Foundry Ltd.; model maker; 1939; England
Classificationmodels, trains
Materialsmetal
Dimensions130mm, 160mm, 860mm
Registration NumberT000586
Credit lineNew Zealand Rail Railway Model Collection. Gift of New Zealand Rail, 1993
Overview
Model [1:24 scale], New Zealand Railways 'Vulcan' class railcar, RM54. This model was made in 1939 and donated to New Zealand Railways by the makers of the 'Vulcan' railcars. It was displayed in the Railways Court at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition of 1939-1940 as an example ofhow the Railways were then being modernised.