Caledonian Railway, LMS and BR

Diagram 67 was used by the Caledonian for all the standard vans, size and design varyied! First built around 1910 the van portrayed by our model formed a substantial part of the Caledonian Railways fleet of modern covered goods vans handed over to the LMS at the time of grouping in 1923. Many of these vehicles survived until the early days of British Rail but would have been gradually phased out in the mid to late 1950's. Several versions of this designs were introduced, later versions were through fitted for express passenger services with oil axle boxes.

Whilst we have seen no specific evidence of build numbers it is believed from photographic as well as narrative evidence that several hundred were built. Most were built inhouse by the Caledonian Railway.

This vehicle would have been a common sight throughout Scotland, North of England and as far south as the English Midlands, and (occasional) further south - especially during WW1 after the introduction of the common user arrangement.

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Made from white metal our model has separate ends, with standard grease axleguards attached to the sides, white metal buffers and Morton break gear. Wire is supplied to prepare brake safety loops. A pre-formed plastic roof and floor are included.. Our instruction sheet is comprehensive with detailed lettering and painting information. The current copy may be downloaded, please click Assembly Instructions. Current Version 2.00 released April 2002, 2 Sides A4 (89Kb Acrobat 3.01 file).

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Items required to complete the model:-

• Wheels: 12mm diameter open spoke wheels.
• Paint - we recommend Precision Paint or in some cases Humbrol Acrylic: see Caledonian wagon liveries for product numbers.
• Three link couplings.
• Transfers - we recommend HMRS or Caledonian Railway Association, see Caledonian wagon liveries for product numbers.

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Information on Caledonian Railway rolling stock components may be found here.
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Caledonian Railway Association

A list of railway book sellers may be found here.

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