ZDV - SatLinkLM - Single Pack N Livery_BR Golden Ochre with SYP 26608 - CIE

26608 - CIE

For its last half decade in service before withdrawal in November 1965 it was based at Oswestry

·      Plywood bodyside

Park Royal D

the top link Dublin – Cork services had reached a critical loading point

ZDV - SatLinkLM - Single Pack N Livery_BR Golden Ochre with SYP 26608 - CIEIn 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