Sentinel Dropside OO

The Sentinel Waggon Works had started life as Alley & MacLellan of Glasgow back in 1875, concentrating on steam vehicles.  The Scottish company acquired a similar Shropshire  based operation in 1903, subsequently moving its steam wagon manufacturing to Shrewsbury.

This dropside is employed in transporting sugar for the company Tate & Lyle.  

The elegant gold and white printing includes the Royal Warrant ‘By Appointment’ Coat of Arms proudly printed on the cab doors.  

Registered KA 1458, additional lettering includes the Tate & Lyle name printed in gold across the rear dropside panel and across the front of the cab, which also tells us the sugar refiners were based in Liverpool and London.  

The cab has glass windows – unusual for the period - and the interior is black and includes a silver chimney with a gold top. 

Scale 1:76 for OO railways.