979003 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van LBSC No.8095 Diesel-Electric-Engine Includes scaffolding

Includes scaffolding

Platform not included

access to the numerous ports that were dotted along the Firths of the Clyde and Forth meant there was a steady stream of laden freight wagons moving into and out of the area

including a ‘plug-and-play’ DCC interface (ESU LokSound XL #58515 decoder required – not supplied)

modifiable

979003 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van LBSC No.8095 Diesel-Electric-Engine Includes scaffoldingThe London, Brighton & South Coast Railway had a relatively modest number of covered vans within its fleet. It is speculated that this may be due to the number of open wagons that featured a sheet rail, so a substantial number of vans would have been unnecessary. Of course, it could simply have been that the region didnt have the quantity of perishable goods traffic to justify a much larger fleet. Almost 600 covered goods vans were built by the LB&SCR