979010 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van SR (post-36) Departmental No.01246S Stock-Alert-5 It is a familiar item

It is a familiar item seen in various landscapes and with trains

ACCURATE SCALE SIZED

Whilst Mk3 stock is standard for HST units

Therefore long rakes of these would be quite normal

Instruments

979010 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van SR (post-36) Departmental No.01246S Stock-Alert-5 It is a familiar itemThe 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