SOV - Pipe VB Bauxite - Triple Pack K Coil-A / KAV / SFW Steel Coil Wagon 7808 Cookham Manor

7808 Cookham Manor

the locomotive was renamed “Wilbert” In honour of the Reverend Wilbert Awdry

The organisation had also acquired heavily stripped 50001/023/040/045 from Booth’s of Rotherham

the arrival of increasing numbers of Brush Type 4s from the mid 1960s saw many of Stratford EEs pushed out with this particular example returning to March from August 1966

Our final offering for this run relates to the use of six-wheeled vans as mail bag

SOV - Pipe VB Bauxite - Triple Pack K Coil-A / KAV / SFW Steel Coil Wagon 7808 Cookham ManorIn 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