Burnham and District
Model Railway Club
Limited Edition 00  Wagons Section   

         BURNHAM AND DISTRICT MODEL
RAILWAY CLUB,                                           LIMITED EDITION OO WAGONS

If you are visiting BURNHAM ON SEA
A selection of our wagons are available at
VICTORIA COURT MODELS
A friendly Local model shop
5 Victoria Street TA8 1AL
They may have wagons which we have sold out of

 All September wagons are now in stock.

Devonshire Girl Brand Cream of Sampford Peverell  £12.50

Devonshire Girl Cream one result of many from a business being started at Fordlands Farm in 1884 by Mr. R,S. Norrish.

John Boyd Textiles of Castle Cary £12.50

John Boyd Textiles company, established 1837 and the last still to use horsehair to weave fabrics in the U.K and one of the last in the world. All profits go to Diabetes U.K.

Ashton Gate Brewery of Bedminster, Bristol £12.50

Starting life as the Somerset Brewery in the early 1830's, went through a number of changers as the Ashton Gate Brewery until 1931 amalgamating with Bristol Brewery, Georges & Co. Went into voluntary liquidation 1932. 

Watchet Trading Company of Somerset  £12.50

The Watchet Trading Company was very busy when Watchet harbour brought much trade to the small town with ships loading and unloading, they were also ship owners themselves. 

Anglo-Bavarian Brewery of Shepton Mallet £12.50 

Anglo-Bavarian Brewery was erected in 1864 and first known as Shepton Mallet Pale Ale Brewery, When named Anglo-Bavarian Brewery, during the First World War the word Bavarian had to be dropped.

              Previous commissions in stock

John Byford, of Moody Wharf, Poplar          Depots,Eastham, Barking & Southend £12.50

John Byford born 1834, trading as a coal merchant by 1874, eventfully also dealing in corn and building supplies. 

      Quantock Jams of Bridgwater    £12.50

Quantock Preserving Co. Ltd. founded 1926 became a mjor employer in  Bridgwater, during WW2 came under the Ministry of Food until the early 1950's they then continued to grow and diversity, now part of Refresco Beverages U.K. All profits go to Breath Easy, the British Lung Foundation.

 Isaac Wright of Rye, Sussex container £15.00

Isaac Wright, proud to be an agent of South Eastern Railway Company, and claimed that he could deliver to all parts of the country.

Archibald Campbell & Co. Argyle Brewery Edinburgh                       £12.50

The Argyle Brewery was founded 1710, by1756 operated by Archibald Campbell and his son of the same name, changed much over the years until1969 when sold to Dryborgh & Vaux/Ushers, ceased brewing 1970. All profits go to the Weston General Hospital fro their Scanner Appeal.

Edinburgh & Dumfriesshire Dairies    £15.00 

The 1920's when small dairies could not find enough fresh milk to satisfy the residents of Edinburgh, milk was brought into the city from Dumfriesshire by the Edinburgh and Dumfriesshire dairies. All profits go to Myaware to help research into Myasthenia.

             Coates Cider of Nailsea     £16.50

The demand on Coates cider production became so high that they bought cider apples from over one thousand Somerset farmers.

Norman Hunt & Sons Cider Makers of Sedlescombe, Battle, Sussex            £12.50 

Norman Hunt & Sons are a family farming business who have been growing apples since the 1930s. Today following their family traditions & values growing cider apples of many varieties. All profits go to the Children's Hospice South West. 

Putland's of Tunbridge Wells, Brewers and Soft Drinks                                                     £12.50

Thomas Putland apart from brewing and producing table waters, he was a coal and corn merchant and owned his own wagons.

E. S. Beaven (Maltings) of Warminster, Diss &  Great Yarmouth                                  £12.50

"E. S. Beaven (Maltings) Ltd. was a maltings subsidiary of Arthur Guinness Son & Co. (Great Britain) Ltd.  Guinness added maltings at Diss and Great Yarmouth to the Warminster portfolio.

Somerset & Dorset Railway container   £15.00
                                       13 Left

The Somerset and Dorset more famous for the Pines Express, but carried freight on their lines, here is one of their containers. All profits go to the Devon Air Ambulance Trust.

Wilts United Dairies, Coronet  Brand Evaporated Milk           £12.50

Coronet Evaporated Milk another of the products from Wilts United Dairies at Trowbridge, can join their Diploma Condensed Milk and other Wilts United milk wagons on you tracks.

East Kent Brewery of Sandwich, Kent.   £12.50

The Brewery was founded by John Holle in 1823 at Strand Street, Sandwich, Kent. registered in 1898 , later it was amalgamated  with Ash & Co. Dane John Brewery of Canterbury, to form Ashe's East Kent Brewery, in 1923 acquired by Jude, Hanbury & Co. Ltd. All profits go to the Hastlions Amateur Dramatic & Operatic Society, helping young people into the preforming arts.

John Stephens, Son & Co. Ltd. Jam & Pickle Manufactures & Vinegar Brewers of Gloucester.                                  £ 12.50              

John Stephens established a vinegar & pickle factory in1870. In 1901 became a limited company taking over a jam & provision merchants soon employing 400 people.

Scottish Kippers from  Mallaig  £12.50  19 Left

Our second Scottish wagon 'Mallaig  kippers'. when the railway reached Mallaig in 1901 the fish landed and the kippers smoked increased having whole trains taking them to markets, sadly the fish trains are no more . fish trains. All profits go to Brainwave, to help disabled children reach their potential.

S. Healing & Sons, Borough Flour Mills  of  Tewkesbury                                        £12.50       

The Borough Flour Mills was served by the River Avon , road and Bristol & Gloucester Railway, producing  both flour &animal feeds. All profits go to help with the heavy overhaul of 3850, an ex GWR freight loco built in 1942.

Cotton Powder Co. Ltd. of Faversham, Kent & Melling Near Liverpool, Explosives Manufacturers.                                       £12.50

The first high explosive guncotton was invented at the Faversham works 1846, later expanded into other explosives. The works was requisitioned in WW1, closed 1919

       Walls Ice Cream tanker   £15.00  4 Left

Ice cream is said to have been served up at Windsor Castle C 1671 at the Feast of St. George banquet, now we all can enjoy it. All profits go to SURE, The Somerset Unit for Radiotherapy Equipment, in the fight against Cancer.

        Walls Ice Cream van    £12.50   14 Left 

Many will remember when holidays meant having more ice creams than usual and Walls 'Stop Me and Buy One', bikes. All profits to  go to Hospiscare, Exeter.  

          Rhymney Brewery 14 Left  £12.50             

One of many breweries  that were acquired by another brewery and ceased brewing, Ceased brewing 1978, a new Rhymney brewery began brewing 2003.

                           Alloa Brewery £12.50                       

This will be our first scotish wagon, the brewery was founded 1810, acquired by Archibald Arrol 1866, a number of changes took place over the years.1921 they produced lager for Samuel Allsopp & Sons of Burton-on-Trent who in 1930 took controlling interest in Alloa. Brewing ceased 1998, brewery demolished 2001.

Caleb E. Young of Sherborne, Removals. A container on a conflat.  £15 .00 16 LEFT

Apart from just a removal business, he was a Contractor to H.M's Government, also an Appointed Agent for Transit of goods to Foerign Parts. 

John Wainwright & Company, Tar Macadam Manufactures of London & Shepton Mallet.  A  5 plank wagon   £12.00

John Wainwright & Co. was founded in 1891 when an auctioneer  decided to diversify into the quarry industry. All profits will go to Breath Easy,The British Lung Foundation.

Budden & Biggs Brewery, Strood, Rochester   £12.50 

The brewery begun life as Biggs Brewery in Wrotham, later Jonathan Biggs acquired premises in Strood and moved the business there, In the late 1850's was called Strood Steam Ale Brewery. 1897 joined with James Budden, becoming Budden & Biggs. 

Magna Cider of Marston Magna, Somerset      £12.50                13 Left

Marston Magna was situated in an apple growing area supplying the Marston Magna Cider and Production Company, established 1901. The cider side of the business was acquired by Showerings of Shepton Mallet.


First Swiss Alpine Milk Exporting Co. £15.00

The company began operating 1882, the milk was sold as additive free with fortifying properties. This Company was based in ENGLAND

Old Delabole Slate Company                 £13.00

Approx. 2 miles from Camelford in Cornwall is the quarry 425 feet deep and more than a mile and a half in circumference is the quarry of Old Delabole Slate Company. All profits go to BRACE to fund research into Alzheimer's and other form's of Dementia.

 Devenish & Groves  Brewers  4 Left  £12.50

Devenish & Groves were a result of different breweries acquiring others and selling others.

The Norton Mills Co. of Norton Fitzwarren      £12.50

The Norton Mills Co. produced both plain and self raising flour, now closed.

W. Hudson Household Removals
                          11 Left    £15.00

Long before the Channel Hudson's were moving furniture and goods not only around the U.K. but also to and from the continent. All profits go to the Hastings Tramways Club to help rebuilding an old tramcar

      Lion Salt Works of Northwich  £12.50
 3 Left

The Lion Salt Works opened 1894, closed in 1986 but now after much work has become a museum, so future generations will be able to learn about Cheshire's salt industry.  All profits to go to the Lion Salt Works Trust. 

John Gibbon of Pontypridd                    £12.00   

With little Known about this company apart that the wagon came from the Gloucester  Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Limited works.

G. Russell of St Leonards - on- Sea    £12.00

This wagon was built by the Midland Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. Ltd. and registered by the SE&CR in 1906. The wagon is thought to have belonged Guy Russell a coal merchant who lived in Silchester Road in St Leonards.

Hoare Brothers of Tavistock                      £15.00

1912 Hoare Brothers began Quarrying at Wallabrook Quarry, Tavistock, so beginning a road metal contractors, stone crushers and stone merchants business.

Chiltonian Biscuits of Sidley, Bexhill    £12.50
                                        19 Left

The Chiltonian Biscuit factory closed C 1980. The Eddie Izzard family layout was presented to Bexhill Museum by Eddie and his brother Mark, and updated by a few members of the Bexhill M.R.C. The biscuit factory was depicted on the layout needing the wagons to go with it. So others may enjoy these wagons here they are.                    All profits go to Autism Sussex to help with their work  
Chiltonian Biscuit wagon being held by John and Eddie Izzard at the Bexhill Museum in front of the Izzard family layout. 

Somerton Steam Brewery of  Somerset £12.50                         8 Left

One of Somerset's many breweries,1872 was producing Family bitter ale, beer, porter and malt. By 1906 they were also  producing mineral waters. In 1921 was sold by auction.

Mew, Langton's Brewers Isle of Wight  £15.00

Founded C1814 the Royal Brewery was the largest brewery on the Island, developed screw top cans,and a major supplyer to to the military at Portsmouth and elsewhere.    Also granted a Royal Warrant to supply Queen Victoria.                           All profits go to the Ian Richie Foundation to help those with Cistic Fibrosis 

Wye Valley Asparagus            14 left          £13.00    

The Wye Valley has been noted for the taste and quality of the Asparagus grown there. Originally a wild seashore plant a source of iron, folic acid, vitamins and fiber.

L. Williams & Son of Aberthaw          £12.00

This wagon would be one of five acquired by L. Williams in 1897to transport coal for the lime works.They had their own siding north oh St. Athan Road Station. South Wales is one of the areas that blue lias is found.                                              
 All profits go to Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Welsh Hills, Dandelion & Burdock  of Porth                               4 Left                   £12.50

In the days when men worked long years in the mines, they enjoyed drinking in the pub with friendsafter work, this would oftern result in drunkenness. Two men Thomas and Evans produced soft drinks to avoid heavy drinking by many.  All profits go to Ty Hafan Children's Hospice.

John Marston, Dolphin Brewery of Poole          £12.50

The Dolphin Brewery, Market Poole, started life in a humble way in a shed next to the Dolphin Inn, established C1745. The Antelope Brewery was acquired in 1870. the brewery had many owners then acquired by Strong & Co. in1926. Demolished 1974.

Port Talbot Steel Co. Ltd.                       £12.00

This Wagon was part of an order to the Glouchester Wagon & Carriage Works  in 1906. The Port Talbot steel works have been renowned for making good quality steel.

           Westleigh Stone & Lime Co. Ltd.  of  Burlescombe                 £12.50            15 Left

The quarrying had gone on around Burlescombe for many years, the area had many lime kilns. With the coming of the railway first they had a tramway from the quarry, then the G W R took over the line  they built a standard gauge line to Burlescombe Station.       All profits go to Burnham Railway Heritage Group.

Norman Hunt & Sons of Sedlescombe, Battle.                                             £12.50   19 LEFT

Norman Hunt and Sons are a family farming business who have been growing apples since the1930s making fine ciders, this is the third in a series of Norman Hunt wagons with the last will be out later in 2017.All profits from the sale of the Crowman wagons go to The Parchment Trust helping disabled young people,

Ridlers Cider from Herefordshire          £12.50

The 1800's saw a change in cider making, after many years being made in small quantities by local farmers, factory made cider began to be produced. When the the railways arrived they were able to transport heave goods into the big cities. Evans & Ridlers were some of the first to take advantage of this.

Alton Court Brewery of Ross - on - Wye
 £12.50  9 Left

Brewing use to be one of the towns main industries, hops and barley were grown in the surrounding area. The brewery was founded 1846, liquated 1961.

Clinch & Co. Ltd. Douglas, Isle of Man.  £15.00
10 Left

Lake Brewery, North Quay, Douglas, I.O.M founded by George Booth 1779 acquired John williame Clinch 1868. 1948 acquired by Castletown Brewery.

United Dairies              5 Left                 £15.00

These  glass lined tankers took milk from various parts of the country, arriving with fresh milk in the cities  improving the health of the city dwellers.