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Oxford OR76PIL005BW

Pilchard Wagon - BR Weathered DR990084 1:76

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late 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.

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Model details

The Oxford Pilchard Wagon in BR Weathered finish represents the British Railways Late Crest period, specifically the BR diagram 1/571. This wagon type was built between May 1950 and May 1951 by Butterly Engineering under lot 2121, with a total of 50 units produced. The wagons were allocated to the Eastern region and remained there for the majority of their working life, primarily serving in permanent way trains and stone workings. They were later reclassified with the TOPS code YCO and continued in use until the 1980s, when they fell out of service due to the introduction of unfitted stock.