ODA - Railfreight Sector Grey/Yellow - Single Pack I Livery_Supertrain 25064 - CIE Ivory

25064 - CIE Ivory

Coach specific details

Three styles of nose grilles: as built

bundles of newspapers leaving the presses at 04:00 were taken to Edinburgh’s Waverley station and loaded onto twelve dedicated “Special Express” carriages in Scotsman livery

complete with plated bodyside windows

ODA - Railfreight Sector Grey/Yellow - Single Pack I Livery_Supertrain 25064 - CIE IvoryIn 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