CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Grey (CIE roundel era) - Pack 1 Locomotives strapping and accurately profiled door

strapping and accurately profiled door 'horns'* RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels with separate brake blocks in line with tread* Sprung metal buffers and dummy instanter couplings* Super fine plastic parts

Designed as a heavy freight locomotive rather than a mixed traffic type

Separately applied steel detail parts

the now renumbered 68535 remained in Scotland allocated to Dundee Shed 62B

for Kincardine Power Station

CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Grey (CIE roundel era) - Pack 1 Locomotives strapping and accurately profiled doorAs 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