GR601A Ffestiniog Railway Short 'Bowsider' Bogie Coach, Early Preservation Green, No. 17 Era_Era-8 Black and white recognition stripes

Black and white recognition stripes hastily painted on allied aircraft minimised the risk of ‘friendly fire’ incidents

An Athearn exclusive

Molded in six colours and clear plastic

During the Norwegian campaign of April 1940 RODNEY was hit by a 500kg bomb dropped by a German bomber

When finished

GR601A Ffestiniog Railway Short 'Bowsider' Bogie Coach, Early Preservation Green, No. 17 Era_Era-8 Black and white recognition stripesThe four Early Preservation Livery coaches in this group of vehicles were known as the Bowsiders because of the shape of their sides and were supplied by two builders in 1876 and 1879. Numbers 17 and 18 are the shorter coaches, delivered in 1876, and the two long coaches, numbers 19 and 20, arrived three years later in 1879. All four are in service on the Ffestiniog Railway today. Peco's new models capture the subtle style of these coaches, with the