CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Brown (CIE roundel era) - Pack 1 Wheelsets 1980-84 Period

1980-84 Period

Custom programmed for accurascale Locomotives

and retained this appearance until the first months of 1991 when Metals sub sector branding was applied

they soon went to work on a variety of trains for the Coal

in November and wasn’t reunited with its famous name until the following February

CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Brown (CIE roundel era) - Pack 1 Wheelsets 1980-84 PeriodAs 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