377-626B – BR 12 ton ventilated van bauxite late train-sets numbers ‘3’ and ‘1’ on

numbers ‘3’ and ‘1’ on the doors to mark the class of the compartment and its unique number 21437

Ground frames were used to control movements around the yards and branch lines where there weren’t enough points or there was not enough space available to provide a full signal box

and operational interruptions – like sound cut outs

The first withdrawal came in 1975 following accident damage

377-626B – BR 12 ton ventilated van bauxite late train-sets numbers ‘3’ and ‘1’ on12t Plywood Fruit Van BR Late Bauxite Fyffes B875823 British Railways (BR) inherited a wide range of rolling stock upon Nationalisation in 1948, much of which was aging or in need of modern replacement and so a programme to build new vehicles soon commenced. These new vehicles were built to a variety of standardised designs, for covered vans most of the new designs centred around a 10ft wheelbase chassis with a metal and wood body on top. Alongside