ZDV - Worn Bauxite - Triple Pack LIn 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

2 scale on 16

• OO Gauge / 1:76

Unfortunately this never took place and after hanging on for over a decade it met its fate at CF Booth

so it only carried the Red Stripe livery for a few months before gaining its new identity in Triple Grey

Wide Compatibility

Our model has the option of both types

and the experiment began with the conversion of ten former Great Northern five-compartment six-wheeled coaches

7825 Lechlade Manor BR Lined Black (early crest)Named after a Victorian country house in Gloucestershire near the Oxfordshire border

Evening Star which famously brought the curtain down for steam production for British Railways

however their use extended beyond just the capital

cast Victorious nameplates

with black panels - Triple Pack