CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Brown (CIE roundel era) - Pack 2 accurascale Exclusives 83 mm Gauge Drop-In Wheel

83 mm Gauge Drop-In Wheel Sets suitable for the Accurascale Class 60 locomotive

Wheelbase of 40mm

First numbered as 50 under the GER

Part of the ‘Transporting Britain’ range

Converted from 1/119 and 1/120 diagrams at Perth between 1985 and 1987

CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Brown (CIE roundel era) - Pack 2 accurascale Exclusives 83 mm Gauge Drop-In WheelAs palletised shipments became increasingly common, CI required wagons capable of handling this new type of freight. While bogie wagons suitable for sundries, bagged cement, and other traffic were already on the drawing board, an interim solution was needed. The result was the 12 ton Pallet Van, based on the standard triangulated wagon chassis. This development of the traditional van wagon featured offset sliding doors wide enough for pallet loading