378-005A 20T Anchor-Mounted Tank Wagon 'Esso' Black No. 2686 Bargain On 1st 

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passageways and path boundaries

Choice of 2 display stands

Hundreds of these general purpose two-axle vans were built from the early 1920's and were used on all railway networks in the UK

Registered PJ11 AVX

378-005A 20T Anchor-Mounted Tank Wagon 'Esso' Black No. 2686 Bargain On 1st&nbspEarly 14 Ton Tank Wagons with timber saddles, cradles and wire hawsers were built in response to the need for oil products to fuel Britains rapid development during the early twentieth century, along with two world wars. As the hostilities of World War Two drew to a close, a new design of tank with a central anchor mechanism securing the tank to the chassis was agreed between the private operators, the Petroleum Board and the railway companies.