377-492 5 Plank China Clay 3-Wagon Pack BR Bauxite (Early) with Flat Canopy No.B743073, B743077 & B743081 Brand_Berko Modern essentials like CCTV cameras

Modern essentials like CCTV cameras and health and safety warnings are present

Numerous tooling differences of iconic coach features

200 of these vans were built 1937/38 to convey Guernsey tomatoes

the brake van provided braking facilities and offered the Guard a refuge from the elements in which to stay warm and dry

With several sub-classes and myriad detail variations across the class over a career of almost 60 years (and counting)

377-492 5 Plank China Clay 3-Wagon Pack BR Bauxite (Early) with Flat Canopy No.B743073, B743077 & B743081 Brand_Berko Modern essentials like CCTV camerasChina Clay Wagons were synonymous with Cornwall where the largest deposit of Kaolin, known more commonly as china clay, had first been discovered in 1746 by William Cookworthy. The resulting industry made Cornwall the pre eminent global source of china clay and as railways were established, they were used to transport the material both locally and further afield, to destinations where the material was required, like the Staffordshire potteries. The