ZDV - Worn Bauxite - Triple Pack L Freight Type_Open Wagon PR 26805 Inner

PR 26805 Inner

with hidden stay-alive capacitors

3 years after the big “final day” on BR

Particular to this area is the cut back cabs on all locomotives for working the restricted clearance of the tunnel on the entrance to Lambton coal drops at the port of Sunderland

ZDV - Worn Bauxite - Triple Pack L Freight Type_Open Wagon PR 26805 InnerIn the early 1980s, British Rail's shift to an air braked network created logistical challenges for the Ministry of Defence (MoD), whose depot sidings had sharp curves that could not accommodate newer, long wheelbase wagons. To solve this, 50 vacuum braked, 12 foot wheelbase "Pipe" wagons (built in 1961 under Lot 3335 to Diagram 1 462) were selected for conversion. Their drop sides were ideal for palletised loads. Modified at Shildon works in 1983