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Oxford OR76PIL004A

Pilchard Wagon - BR Unpainted Wood DB990090 1:76

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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description

The smallest of the three LNER bogie drop-side ballast wagon designs but the only one not built before nationalisation. BR diagram 1/571 was built from May 1950 to May 1951 by Butterly Engineering under lot 2121. Only 50 were ever built with numbers ranging from DB990050 to DB990099.

Allocated to the Eastern region these wagons remained in the region and rarely strayed far, serving in permanent way trains and stone workings. They were later given the TOPS code YCO and continued to be used up until the 1980s as unfitted stock fell out of use.

Catalogue listing

The Oxford Pilchard Wagon, representing British Railways Early Crest period, is a model available from the Oxford Rail product range.

This model depicts one of the three LNER bogie drop-side ballast wagons, specifically the smallest of the designs. The wagons were built by Butterley Engineering from May 1950 to May 1951, under lot 2121, with a total of 50 units produced. The wagon numbers ranged from DB990050 to DB990099.

The wagons were allocated to the Eastern region and primarily remained within the area, serving in permanent way trains and stone workings. The wagons were later given the TOPS code YCO and continued in use until the 1980s as unfitted stock fell out of use.