SOV - Pipe VB Bauxite - Triple Pack K Coil-A / KAV / SFW Steel Coil Wagon this time at Eastleigh and

this time at Eastleigh and it received the slightly darker shade of blue which is used by GBRf currently

The organisation had also acquired heavily stripped 50001/023/040/045 from Booth’s of Rotherham

Because this was only a trial

This enabled wagons to be moved into the headshunt at Emma above the screens

Stored at Crewe IEMD in April 2006

SOV - Pipe VB Bauxite - Triple Pack K Coil-A / KAV / SFW Steel Coil Wagon this time at Eastleigh andIn 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