PS116 - Parkside - O - BR (LNER) 13 ton Steel Hopper Wagon trade-only This was the standard GWR

This was the standard GWR container wagon (CONFLAT) from 1933 to 1939

as well as the ribbed walls - replicating the authentic and rustic nature of the building

Final withdrawal took place in the late 1950s

They were usually marshalled in fish or passenger trains

Over 4000 of these wagons were built to carry sleepers and ballast for track maintenance

PS116 - Parkside - O - BR (LNER) 13 ton Steel Hopper Wagon trade-only This was the standard GWRThe British Railways LNER 13 ton steel hopper wagon was based on an LNER design but produced in the early British Railways era between 1949 and 1953. It marked a step forward from earlier wooden bodied wagons by using an all steel, welded construction, which offered improved durability and reduced maintenance needs. The design reflected the LNERs long standing experience with mineral wagons, but was adapted for post war production methods in BR