Oxford OR76PIL006BW

Pilchard Wagon - BR Tops Weathered DR990083 1:76

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Prototype Era
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

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

Model details

This model of a Pilchard wagon is weathered and represents the British Rail Blue period, specifically the TOPS era. It is part of the Oxford Rail range.

The model is based on the BR diagram 1/571, a design of bogie drop-side ballast wagon produced by Butterly Engineering under lot 2121. Production took place between May 1950 and May 1951, with a total of 50 wagons built and numbered DB990050 to DB990099.

Allocated to the Eastern region, these wagons remained in service within the region and were primarily used in permanent way trains and stone workings. They were later assigned the TOPS code YCO and continued in use until the 1980s, when unfitted stock was phased out.