Yesteryear Collection

It was and still is a familiar sight. A sleepy village in Yorkshire, no more than a hamlet with a string of homes, a post office, general store, a church and a pub called "The Lady and the Swan". For as long as anyone can remember, a horse-drawn cart would come periodically into town, drive up to the beautifully carved sign advertising the pub and deliver its casks of wine and kegs of porter. Yet this day is different, for suddenly there are no horses pulling the cart - alyhough a gaggle of excited children and dogs is following the chugging and hissing wagon. And, instead of transporting wines, it's filled with supplies for making repairs to the railroad. It is, of course, a steam-powered wagon, which thrived during an era when, steam-powered engines were everywhere, infusing the world with a series of excitement and optimism for the future. Now, a 1917 steam-powered wagon, built by the Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon co. and marked with the emblem of the Great Western Railroad, is precisely re-created in a replica crafted by Matchbox Collectibles exclusively for the Age of Steam II Collection.

Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002"
YAS11-M; 1917 Yorkshire Steam Wagon Type WA; Great Western Railway Co.																Checklist
Issue	Year of Release	Colour	Cab Roof	Seat	Roof Support & Rear Bulkhead	Wheels With Spacers	Boiler Bands	Water Tank/Transmission	Gearbox & Ashcan	Chimney, Boiler Ends & Base Flywheel & Chain	Base Screws	Series Number	Baseplate	Rarity	Box	My Ref.	Location
1	1998	Brown body, cab & boiler Black chassis	Unpainted pale cream	Painted tan	Tan	Pale cream 6 spoke	Gold	Black plastic	Gloss black	Chrome	One	Tampo YAS11	Cast © 1994 MATCHBOX COLLECTIBLES CHINA		Q2		Cabinet-4/Box-8
2		Brown body, cab & boiler Black chassis	Painted pale cream	Painted tan	Tan	Pale cream 6 spoke	Gold	Black plastic	Gloss black	Chrome	One	Tampo YAS11	Cast © 1994 MATCHBOX COLLECTIBLES CHINA		Q2
3	1999	Brown body, cab & boiler Black chassis	Unpainted pale cream	Painted tan	Tan	Pale cream 6 spoke	Gold	Black plastic	Gloss black	Chrome	Three	Tampo YAS11	Cast © 1994 MATCHBOX COLLECTIBLES CHINA		Q2
4		Brown body, cab & boiler Black chassis	Painted pale cream	Painted tan	Tan	Pale cream 6 spoke	Gold	Black plastic	Gloss black	Chrome	Three	Tampo YAS11	Cast © 1994 MATCHBOX COLLECTIBLES CHINA		Q2
Rarity: D - Difficult; S - Scarce; R - Rare; VR - Very Rare; ER - Extremely Rare
Box: Q2 - Yellow and cream standard style box, slightly larger than Q1