979010 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van SR (post-36) Departmental No.01246S Stock-Alert-5 registered RKE 540

registered RKE 540

Capable of navigating minimum 370mm (14 3/5") radius curves (R1 radius in Europe)

Optional frames with stretchers

As the Merry-go-Round hopper coal wagons were reducing in numbers considerably

The distinctive profile of the Mk1 coach is captured to a tee and on the roof

979010 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van SR (post-36) Departmental No.01246S Stock-Alert-5 registered RKE 540The 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