979017 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van BR Departmental No.ES081373 OO-Gauge-Scale After the war ended in

After the war ended in 1945

SR ‘BOOSTER’ HISTORY

The ‘cut and shut’ nature of the rebuilds is evidenced by the weld lines midway along the wagon sides and these marks are captured in model form

LIVERY Lined Green

helicopters and radar stations

979017 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van BR Departmental No.ES081373 OO-Gauge-Scale After the war ended inThe 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