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38-990Z Warley National MRC 50th anniversary triple wagon pack


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I bought a triple wagon pack from Warley MRC's stand.

 

It was highly appropriate to offer a pack with:

a PO open numbered 25 (the 25th anniversary of their first show held at the NEC)

a PO tanker numbered 50 (the 50th anniversary of their first show)

 

But was there a LMS brake van actually numbered 2550?

I've thought brake vans built during the LMS era carried 5- or 6-digit numbers. I'm curious to know if it was indeed the case.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2550 = 25 and 50 geddit? :)

 

 

However the early LMS brake vans of a Midland design used random numbers. Usually using the numbers of wagons that have been scrapped so there potentially was a No 2550. A previous version was numbered 2045.

 

http://www.hattons.co.uk/52712/Bachmann_Branchline_38_552_Midland_20T_Brake_Van_LMS_Grey_with_Duckets_/StockDetail.aspx

 

 

 

 

 

Jason

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By the way, here are photos of the two other wagons included in the special pack:

 

No. 25

 

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No. 50

 

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I'm assuming they were checked against historical sources, nevertheless, I was interested in buying the pack because the PO wagons had Birmingham connections (I was born there)

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