All of these wagons have something unusual about them, and something in common (besides being 4 wheelers): they're private owner wagons, which means they were not owned by a railway company, and instead are owned by whatever company is mentioned on their sides - often a coal merchant.
This practice of each company having its own wagons for carrying that company's goods dates back to the days of canals apparently, as the video in the link below explains.
Yes, they are all empties, but coincidentally they are all being returned to their respective owners for refilling.
This video contains a formula to help you work out how many wagons you need. Your club will not be held responsible if it triggers you to buy any.. .
https://youtu.be/t_5zEToUgmU?si=YlcSeAjCxs0ufM1_
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The Gold Coast Model Railway Club Inc is open on Wednesdays & Saturdays for members.
We have held Open Days twice a year in the past, however our next one may be some time in the second half of 2026 to allow us time to make some changes to a few of the layouts.
02/06/2026
Late afternoon driver swap
28/05/2026
Here's the Southern Railway's Exeter loco visiting our shores. It was often seen pulling the all-Pullman Devon Belle and may be doing so here, but it's uncertain going by the angle the photo was taken.
More about it here:
https://www.thetransportlibrary.co.uk/media/1dc7cb75-581f-4f2e-8059-d5852bee00e0-sr-southern-railway-steam-locomotive-21c101-exeter-at-morthoe-b
27/05/2026
Heading to the next bay on our HO/OO layout
26/05/2026
A couple of Canadian tourists paying us a visit.
Another of the videos that Blake took on his recent Japan trip
19/05/2026
New shirts available!
These four designs are now available for members to order from the office. The price shown includes your name stitched on them, so when ordering please mention that as well.
(yes, I agree that perhaps better pics could have been taken, but you get the idea ...)
15/05/2026
That spider is not to scale....
More scenery work has been done on the northern section of the upper line, as you can see here
This is double double-heading! Well, quadruple-heading would be a better name for it.... Could be a rail-fan excursion? Or a celebration of 200 years since the first passenger railway started operating?
Anyway, what you're looking at is two Britannia class locos - Earl Haig then Anzac - at the front, followed by an A1 Tornado behind those two, then a V2 Class LNER at the back.
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Upstairs @ Unit 27, 316 Brisbane Road, Arundel (entry Via Kendor St, Next To Headline Signs And The Bait Shop)
Gold Coast, QLD
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