212 - RATIO - N - Water Crane & Fire Devil Level Crossings were commonplace

Level Crossings were commonplace

In the days when everything came by rail

The kit comprises a coaling stage

Goods were then loaded into the goods shed

supplied with pre-coloured parts although painting and/or weathering can add realism

212 - RATIO - N - Water Crane & Fire Devil Level Crossings were commonplaceStations often had these Water Cranes at the end of the platforms so the locomotives could be refilled without detaching them from the train. Also included is a coke brazier, called a 'fire devil' to keep the cast iron pipe from freezing up during the winter. These cranes were usually supplied by a large water tank (see Ratio Water Tower kits 215, 256 and Loco Servicing Depot kit 206). Supplied with some pre coloured parts although painting and or