CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Brown (CIE roundel era) - Pack 1 Wheelsets Class 66 no 66 415

Class 66 no 66 415 in Freightliner orange livery with black striping

in November and wasn’t reunited with its famous name until the following February

* Two styles of sprung buffer: Oleo (coal variants) and heavy duty (CDA)

and the Samaritans

Rotating axlebox hubs (with alternate axlebox covers for earlier versions)

CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Brown (CIE roundel era) - Pack 1 Wheelsets Class 66 no 66 415As palletised shipments became increasingly common, CI required wagons capable of handling this new type of freight. While bogie wagons suitable for sundries, bagged cement, and other traffic were already on the drawing board, an interim solution was needed. The result was the 12 ton Pallet Van, based on the standard triangulated wagon chassis. This development of the traditional van wagon featured offset sliding doors wide enough for pallet loading