38-125B BR VBA Van EWS No.200557 wagon this locomotive has NEM couplings

this locomotive has NEM couplings and is DCC-ready with a four-pin socket

Rail was the preferred method of transport for much of the twentieth century and each railway company developed locomotives and wagons to move many types of freight

had first been discovered in 1746 by William Cookworthy

Royal Navy Armaments Depots (RNAD) were strategic sites located around the UK for the storage and supply of armaments to the Royal Navy and other British and Commonwealth Armed Forces

47813 has operated under BR

38-125B BR VBA Van EWS No.200557 wagon this locomotive has NEM couplingsIn the late 1960s British Railways required air braked stock to operate its new Air Braked Network services which would later be known as Speedlink and the Cov AB (Covered, Air Braked) van provided the answer, becoming BRs first general purpose air braked van. Introduced from 1969, the Cov ABs had a modern appearance in comparison to the wooden box vans in widespread use at the time and the side of the van was constructed from a pair of doors,