4F-058-001 14T Tank Wagon Class A Esso Silver 2985 Containers 18001 is currently on test

18001 is currently on test at the Chasewater Railway with Clayton delivering further Class 18s from now until mid-2023

The upper body is decorated in a rich dark green with a cream lower body and cream wheels

Technical Specification: Length: 215mm Width: 168mm

Printed signs

these vans (diagram S8) lasted in regular traffic until 1943

4F-058-001 14T Tank Wagon Class A Esso Silver 2985 Containers 18001 is currently on testThe majority of these tank wagons were built between 1939 and 1944 as Class A wagons for aviation fuel, being 17ft 6inch long on a 10ft wheelbase fitted with RCH either side braking and split oil axle boxes. The tank was 7ft 2inch diameter containing 4275 gallons saddle mounted with two small platforms on the top of the tank. After the war and around 1947, surplus tank wagons were converted to Class B fitted with heating coils to help discharge of