Coal Tender
A tender is a special type of rolling stock hauled by a steam locomotive. The tender carries a locomotive's fuel, whether it be coal, oil or wood, and water; as steam locomotives consume large amounts of water compared to their fuel supply, tenders are necessary to keep them running over long distances. Not all steam locomotives require tenders however; there are locomotives which carry all their fuel and water onboard the locomotives themselves. Numerous different types of tender designs exist, such as the Vander…
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Coal Tender is listed with Hot Wheels Railroad as its first catalog lane. The production window shown here is 1983 – 1985. Known designer credit: Larry Wood. Use the Description, Versions, Gallery notes to confirm the casting before you price it.
- Discontinued Vehicles
- Hot Wheels Railroad
- Larry Wood Designs
- One Hit Wonder
- Rail Vehicles
- 1:64
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- Match the title to Coal Tender before reading price claims.
- Use 1983 – 1985 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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