979002 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van LB&SCR No.3820 DCC-8 LIVERY LMS Bauxite

LIVERY LMS Bauxite

The class were built to handle long distance freight and mineral trains but were soon displaced once larger engines started to be built

and we’re sure this will make a wonderful addition to a street scene on any N scale layout or diorama

on the DMBS at least

979002 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van LB&SCR No.3820 DCC-8 LIVERY LMS BauxiteThe 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