SOV - Pipe VB Bauxite - Triple Pack KIn the early 1980s, British Rail's shift to an air braked network created logistical challenges for the Ministry of Defence (MoD), whose depot sidings had sharp curves that could not accommodate newer, long wheelbase wagons. To solve this, 50 vacuum braked, 12 foot wheelbase "Pipe" wagons (built in 1961 under Lot 3335 to Diagram 1 462) were selected for conversion. Their drop sides were ideal for palletised loads. Modified at Shildon works in 1983

Vacuum pipe and Flush Sided doors

SR Service Vehicle ex-D1478 Van - British Railways Departmental Service Van (post-1971) - Single Pack

BR green with yellow nose panels

ETH cabling and sockets

being named just a month later as “Toton Traction Depot” in honour of the class's home base

A further 22 yellow wagons were supplied to Transplant for a Rail and Sleeper Delivery Train fitted with ‘Slinger’ equipment

on the north bank of the River Tyne

allowing multiple trains to run simultaneously without extra boosters

including maritime boxes and gypsum traffic

On first-class vehicles

his preferred colour being Crimson Lake

5754 was withdrawn from Stourbridge shed and scrapped in 1960