rovex Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/333673384480312/ Anyone fancy a unique shed for their model railway. No connection to the seller Rovex 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 12, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2020 Vanwide. Still on frame. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Not that unique - at one time pretty much every farm seemed to have at last one grounded van body on it - often many miles from a railway line! Numbers have inevitably decreased somewhat over the last 25 years or so, but still quite a few around if you know where to look. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted August 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 12, 2020 Same here in the States: Sometimes other uses are found, this somewhere in west Texas: There were five rows. I had thought to model this scene but it would have taken way too much real estate, even just one row with fewer cars: 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 12, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2020 5 hours ago, rovex said: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/333673384480312/ Anyone fancy a unique shed for their model railway. No connection to the seller Rovex Talk about profiteering. BR used to sell van bodies for a tenner, plus delivery charge of course, and that chancer is asking over 800 quid for it - definitely a good way of beating inflation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted August 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 12, 2020 They are that way inclined in Bolsover, personally I think they have had their £10's worth and it will be firewood as soon as it is picked up if some arsonist doesn't get it first. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 12 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said: Talk about profiteering. BR used to sell van bodies for a tenner, plus delivery charge of course, and that chancer is asking over 800 quid for it - definitely a good way of beating inflation. Obviously a lot depends on condition, but by my reckoning 2.4 x 5.3m is 8' x 16' or 128 sq ft. A modern 120sq ft shed can cost £2000 so if the van is still sound, £800 for it seems not unreasonable. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted August 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2020 2 hours ago, The Stationmaster said: Talk about profiteering. BR used to sell van bodies for a tenner, plus delivery charge of course, and that chancer is asking over 800 quid for it - definitely a good way of beating inflation. I suspect the BR has very few left at that price! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted August 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2020 10 hours ago, The Stationmaster said: Talk about profiteering. BR used to sell van bodies for a tenner, plus delivery charge of course, and that chancer is asking over 800 quid for it - definitely a good way of beating inflation. Petrol used to be less than 50p a gallon and house prices averaged £5k at one time. Times change. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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