ODA - Railfreight Sector Grey/Yellow - Single Pack I Livery_Castle Cement 31993- Blue Tara Mines Livery

31993- Blue Tara Mines Livery

By this point it had been renumbered 31547 after its ETH equipment was isolated

B335009   Spindle buffers         COAL HOP marking [route info blanked out]

it later gained its third name

The former No

ODA - Railfreight Sector Grey/Yellow - Single Pack I Livery_Castle Cement 31993- Blue Tara Mines LiveryIn 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