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979002 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van LB&SCR No.3820

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The London, Brighton South Coast Railway had a relatively modest number of covered vans within its fleet. It is speculated that this may be due to the number of open wagons that featured a sheet rail, so a substantial number of vans would have been unnecessary. Of course, it could simply have been that the region didn’t have the quantity of perishable goods traffic to justify a much larger fleet. Almost 600 covered goods vans were built by the LB SCR and had a standardised design, this included a 9’ 9” wheelbase and an overall length of 18’ 4” over the headstocks. Of these 600 vans, over 400 w

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Registered at Companies House as RAILS OF SHEFFIELD LIMITED, number 09068081. Checked 2026-08-29.
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979002 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van LB&SCR No.3820

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