PCA Bulk Cement - STS - Pack 3 Class 66 Engine bay lighting

Engine bay lighting

Renumbered in 1973 under TOPS

In January 1991 it was released from Glasgow St Rollox Works in Railfreight Construction colours

Like many others in the fleet

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

PCA Bulk Cement - STS - Pack 3 Class 66 Engine bay lightingBuilt by CFMF of France for wagon leasing company STS (later VTG), the 50 PCA bulk cement wagons of the PC017B design diagram began entering service in 1982. A further batch of 15 wagons was manufactured in 1985 by another French firm, Fauvet Girel, and assigned the PC017C design code. Companies such as Blue Circle and Rugby Cement have leased these vehicles during their time in traffic.