SL184 - PECO Streamline - OO/HO - Turnout C75 Catch RH INS On30 947 were built and used

947 were built and used chiefly for industrial coal traffic

000 of these wagons (diagram 109) were built in the 1950s

often found on a branch line or controlling a main line yard

detachable couplers and metal-tyred running wheels

SL184 - PECO Streamline - OO/HO - Turnout C75 Catch RH INS On30 947 were built and usedThe purpose of a Catch Turnout is to derail a vehicle before it rolls out of a siding or branch line on to a main line. PECO Streamline Code 75 track meets the standards of enthusiasts who prefer to run trains on scale height rail. Today most manufacturers' wheels are suitable for use on Code 75 track but some vintage models may have flanges which are too deep to clear the rail fixings. Code 75 can be easily combined with code 100 track by using the