38-125B BR VBA Van EWS No.200557 wagon 4 cm) wire

4 cm) wire

had first been discovered in 1746 by William Cookworthy

whilst several still run on the main line in charter formations

these LNER standard vehicles were ahead of their time

38-125B BR VBA Van EWS No.200557 wagon 4 cm) wireIn the late 1960s British Railways required air braked stock to operate its new Air Braked Network services which would later be known as Speedlink and the Cov AB (Covered, Air Braked) van provided the answer, becoming BRs first general purpose air braked van. Introduced from 1969, the Cov ABs had a modern appearance in comparison to the wooden box vans in widespread use at the time and the side of the van was constructed from a pair of doors,