979017 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van BR Departmental No.ES081373 1-100-Scale LIVERY Late Black

LIVERY Late Black

Perfect for any High Street scene

but other than a few teething problems and operational challenges it met its brief perfectly

stable and robust racing bodywork

but over 100 are preserved

979017 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van BR Departmental No.ES081373 1-100-Scale LIVERY Late BlackThe London, Brighton & South Coast Railway had a relatively modest number of covered vans within its fleet. It is speculated that this may be due to the number of open wagons that featured a sheet rail, so a substantial number of vans would have been unnecessary. Of course, it could simply have been that the region didnt have the quantity of perishable goods traffic to justify a much larger fleet. Almost 600 covered goods vans were built by the LB&SCR