RMweb Premium JDW Posted November 25, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2016 I was looking through the latest RE Modeller section earlier, and in the feature about stores vans, there was a picture about one which appeared to be in a green and grey version of Railfreight red/grey, and Google produces images of a Hornby and Farish model of something similar, but were there many more vans (or other vehicles) in this colour? It's not one I've come across before, I can't imagine it was very widespread considering most of the vans used were nearing the end of their lives and not high priority for painting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I was looking through the latest RE Modeller section earlier, and in the feature about stores vans, there was a picture about one which appeared to be in a green and grey version of Railfreight red/grey, and Google produces images of a Hornby and Farish model of something similar, but were there many more vans (or other vehicles) in this colour? It's not one I've come across before, I can't imagine it was very widespread considering most of the vans used were nearing the end of their lives and not high priority for painting. IIRC, there weren't a huge number of these vehicles, but they lasted a long while. The vehicles in question had been converted with air-brakes and modernised suspension in the late 1960s, for tests of both brake and suspensions. When the tests had been completed, the vehicles either found use in the revenue fleet, or were transferred to the Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineer for use in the distribution of parts via the Air-Braked Network. There were several types of vehicles trialled:- 12t Vanfits, and 12t steel Highfits - these went to the CM&EE 12t Palvans, 22t Plate and 22t Tube- these went into the revenue fleet. The curious thing was that although brakes and suspension were modified, the smaller vehicles retained their original style of axle-boxes. The last examples I saw were at Paddock Wood (12t steel high) and Dover (12t vanfit) in the mid 1990s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 There was at least one Ferry pipe in rail stores livery https://www.flickr.com/photos/36034969@N08/6969313472 http://www.railalbum.co.uk/railway-wagons/ferry/britain-br-ferry-open-1.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Another of the same ferry open http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brferryopen/e20ac27c3 Ferry tube http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brferrytube/ef51bb80 http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brferrytube/e1caa80e0 and the airbraked small vans http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/p885332926/e12bcf6c0 & http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/p885332926/e2b6327f http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/p885332926/e46dd78 http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/p885332926/e1da977b7 http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/p885332926/eb2a1d7f http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/p885332926/ee3a6788 & http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/p885332926/e73fd67e Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyddrail Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I believe the Rail Stores fleet were operated by the Southern Region. Below is a van in Hoo Junction. Not all the vehicles received the livery. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 28, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2016 There was a Queen Mary bogie brake van in the same colours I believe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 There was a Queen Mary bogie brake van in the same colours I believe. There was- it may have ended up on the Sevington workings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 28, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2016 Pictures of it are rare, there is a picture of a test train at Haywards Heath somewhere with it just peeking into shot, adjacent to a Mk3a sleeper!! Try running that combo on your layout at a show and see how many funny looks you get! EDIT: Found it! http://andygibbs.zenfolio.com/p982231745/h2543F75F#h2543f75f Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted November 28, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2016 Pictures of it are rare, there is a picture of a test train at Haywards Heath somewhere with it just peeking into shot, adjacent to a Mk3a sleeper!! Try running that combo on your layout at a show and see how many funny looks you get! EDIT: Found it! http://andygibbs.zenfolio.com/p982231745/h2543F75F#h2543f75f Is that some form of camera bracketted off the veranda upright? Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 28, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2016 Probably. If I recall this was a gauging trial with a Mk3a covered in blocks of polystyrene to see where they got knocked off where the gauge was a tad too tight. A similar exercise was tried with a Networker down the East Grinstead branch once and resulted in lots of bits of polystyrene being dumped up and down the line!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted November 29, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 29, 2016 Probably. If I recall this was a gauging trial with a Mk3a covered in blocks of polystyrene to see where they got knocked off where the gauge was a tad too tight. A similar exercise was tried with a Networker down the East Grinstead branch once and resulted in lots of bits of polystyrene being dumped up and down the line!! Ahh ! Now that you mention it, I can make out the styrene blocks on the sleeper. Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 A little more info and one of my photos in a previous thread here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/54304-1980s-greyturquoise-rail-stores-zrb-vans/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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