979014 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van BR No.S46966 Locomotive Route number stickers: “8”

Route number stickers: “8”

3 x Birch Trees

hayloft door with pulley and rope

Uncouples cars with standard LGB hook-and-loop couplers

The class developed a huge following towards the end of the 1980s as older locomotives fell by the wayside and the ‘Hoovers’ were lined up to be the next major victim of ‘Sprinterisation’

979014 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van BR No.S46966 Locomotive Route number stickers: “8”The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway had a relatively modest number of covered vans within its fleet. It is speculated that this may be due to the number of open wagons that featured a sheet rail, so a substantial number of vans would have been unnecessary. Of course, it could simply have been that the region didnt have the quantity of perishable goods traffic to justify a much larger fleet. Almost 600 covered goods vans were built by the LB&SCR