{"product_id":"ratio-547-coaling-tower-kit","title":"Ratio 547 Coaling Tower OO Gauge Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf your steam-era layout is missing that authentic working depot feel, a coaling tower is one of those details that really earns its place. The Ratio 547 gives you exactly that — a well-considered model of the kind of coaling structure you'd have found serving small steam engine depots up and down the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Prototype\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is based on a practical workhorse of the steam age. Coal would be loaded into the elevated steel bunker and then gravity-fed down into the tender or bunker of whichever locomotive was waiting below. Simple, effective, and entirely period-correct for any steam depot scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe structure itself combines a \u003cstrong\u003esteel bunker mounted on a steel baseframe\u003c\/strong\u003e, which gives it a satisfyingly industrial character — functional rather than decorative, just as the real thing would have been.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Proper Lineside Presence\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs part of the Ratio lineside kits range — distributed by PECO — this is a kit built with the serious layout builder in mind. It's the sort of structure that doesn't demand attention but makes everything around it look more convincing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned to represent a steam engine depot coaling tower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn imposing steel bunker on steel base construction, faithful to the prototype\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGravity-feed operational design reflected in the model's form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable for \u003cstrong\u003eOO and HO gauge\u003c\/strong\u003e layouts (1:76 \/ 1:87 scale)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of the Ratio lineside kits range, distributed by PECO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorth pairing with other depot structures if you're building out a working engine shed scene — the coaling tower is rarely found in isolation on a well-modelled layout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRatio (distributed by PECO)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProduct Code\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e547\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScale\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOO \/ HO Gauge (1:76 \/ 1:87)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCategory\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLineside Kits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSubject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCoaling Tower — small steam engine depot type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStructure Type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWooden bunker on steel base\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Ratio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57910383804680,"sku":"547","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/8368\/2824\/files\/ratio-oo-gauge-coaling-tower-547-001.jpg?v=1780065061","url":"https:\/\/www.scalemodelscenery.co.uk\/products\/ratio-547-coaling-tower-kit","provider":"Scale Model Scenery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}