979011 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van SR (post-36) Departmental No.1984S Code-100 Germany and Indonesia

Germany and Indonesia

Their days were numbered however when the line to Weymouth was electrified in 1988

and to this day remains to serve the communities of Handover

The decoration also includes the depot address of Forster Square

Use as an adhesive for attaching castings to plaster

979011 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van SR (post-36) Departmental No.1984S Code-100 Germany and IndonesiaThe 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 didnt have the quantity of perishable goods traffic to justify a much larger fleet. Almost 600 covered goods vans were built by the LB&SCR