ODA - EWS 'Distressed' Maroon/Yellow - Triple Pack G NIR 101 / DL Class - Hunslet This left only 50007 Sir

This left only 50007 Sir Edward Elgar

Open First (FO)

the four roof exhausts of the English Electric design were notorious for quickly turning the standard Rail grey roof filthy

Inverness and Fort William

ODA - EWS 'Distressed' Maroon/Yellow - Triple Pack G NIR 101 / DL Class - Hunslet This left only 50007 SirIn the early 1980s, British Rail's shift to an air braked network created logistical challenges for the Ministry of Defence (MoD), whose depot sidings had sharp curves that could not accommodate newer, long wheelbase wagons. To solve this, 50 vacuum braked, 12 foot wheelbase "Pipe" wagons (built in 1961 under Lot 3335 to Diagram 1 462) were selected for conversion. Their drop sides were ideal for palletised loads. Modified at Shildon works in 1983