ODA - EWS Maroon/Yellow - Triple Pack E Subclass_Siphon emerging in March 2025

emerging in March 2025

This accessory pack contains three uniquely numbered British Gypsum containers in their distinctive White livery

It retained this basic appearance for the next nine years before being ‘refurbished’ at Doncaster in October 1987

primarily working Network Rail test trains all over the country

ODA - EWS Maroon/Yellow - Triple Pack E Subclass_Siphon emerging in March 2025In 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