CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Grey (CIE roundel era) - Pack 1 Livery_ARC although ‘Big Music Week’ and

although ‘Big Music Week’ and ‘Hotel Transylvannia’ have featured

J Hill’s improved C72 Class

including:

these older locomotives were well past their prime and London Transport began to look for replacements

CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Grey (CIE roundel era) - Pack 1 Livery_ARC although ‘Big Music Week’ andAs palletised shipments became increasingly common, CI required wagons capable of handling this new type of freight. While bogie wagons suitable for sundries, bagged cement, and other traffic were already on the drawing board, an interim solution was needed. The result was the 12 ton Pallet Van, based on the standard triangulated wagon chassis. This development of the traditional van wagon featured offset sliding doors wide enough for pallet loading