CIE Bulleid H Van - Grey (CIE roundel era) - vacuum fitted - Pack 2 Sectorisation Mark 2 Coaches plus door master controls and

plus door master controls and four additional small boxes per side that contain the magnetic switches on the real thing for door/hopper operation

was released from Crewe Works in large logo livery

the locomotive was soon put to work on a variety of the companies trains

Steam heat was not a requirement for the engineering trains so this was removed

New to Old Oak Common shed and not relocating until the war years

CIE Bulleid H Van - Grey (CIE roundel era) - vacuum fitted - Pack 2 Sectorisation Mark 2 Coaches plus door master controls andThe programme of rolling stock production undertaken by Oliver Bulleid during his time as Chief Mechanical Engineer at Cors Iompair ireann (CI) in the 1950s contained a number of now iconic vehicles, among them being the humble H Van. With a 10ft wheelbase and 12 ton capacity, these unassuming vans became CIs standard covered wagon and they found their way to every point of the Irish railway network during their time in service, present in long rakes