ODA - Railfreight Sector Grey/Yellow - Single Pack I Livery_Castle Cement Easy-to-use programming track for reading

Easy-to-use programming track for reading and writing decoder settings

22634 B MSO

B335009   Spindle buffers         COAL HOP marking [route info blanked out]

The event also saw large replicas of the ship’s crests fitted above the nameplates

By this point it had been renumbered 31547 after its ETH equipment was isolated

ODA - Railfreight Sector Grey/Yellow - Single Pack I Livery_Castle Cement Easy-to-use programming track for readingIn 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