British Railways (BR) Dia. 1/201 was designated for lot 2045, consisting of 50 vehicles. This design, inherited from the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), featured a plywood body with a single vent and sliding door, along with LNER pattern eight-shoe vacuum brake gear.
| Numbers | Quantity | Built | Lot | Builder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B850050 to B850099 | 50 | May 1949 to Aug 1949 | 2045 | BR Darlington |
Plans
I haven’t come across any published plans detailing BR Dia. 1/201 12T Shock Vans in books or magazines. If you happen to know of any such resources, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I’d greatly appreciate it.
Photographs
I have managed to find the following photographs:
- B850067 – Maidstone, Kent in April 1970 by David Larkin in Wagons Of The Early British Railways Era – A Pictorial Study Of The 1948-1954 Period.
If you know of any more, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
More Information
For further reading, you might find the following resources helpful:
Gamble, G., compiler. British Railway Vans (Railways In Profile Series No.3). Cheona Publications, Cheona Publications, 1997.- Larkin, David.Wagons Of The Early British Railways Era – A Pictorial Study Of The 1948-1954 Period. Kestrel Railway Books, 2006, pp. 52-53.