ZDV - SatLinkLM - Single Pack N Livery_BR Golden Ochre with SYP · Plywood bodyside

·      Plywood bodyside

P8 Hopper - 1904-1910 Pre-Grouping: NER Grey - Triple Pack

Park Royal D

For its last half decade in service before withdrawal in November 1965 it was based at Oswestry

the bogies had been revised to a new design: the CP3A type with external sandboxes

ZDV - SatLinkLM - Single Pack N Livery_BR Golden Ochre with SYP · Plywood bodysideIn 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