SOV - Pipe VB Bauxite - Triple Pack K Locomotive Class_Class 153 welded and welded with antennas

welded and welded with antennas

371020 lasted just over ten years in this configuration before emerging from WH Davis at Langwith Junction in late 2017 with one fewer hopper bays and now dedicated to aggregates traffic

RP25-110 wheels OO wheels with provision for re-gauging to 21mm gauge

They entered service in 2019

bufferbeam cowls and bodyside banding

SOV - Pipe VB Bauxite - Triple Pack K Locomotive Class_Class 153 welded and welded with antennasIn 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