CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Brown (CIE roundel era) - Pack 3 Class 30 / 31 After filming

After filming

Great Western livery:

DCC decoder socket in tender (tender roof accessible by lift out section secured by magnets)

Hall sensor for flange squeal effect (on DCC Sound-fitted models only)

'Plate' bogies with roller bearings

CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Brown (CIE roundel era) - Pack 3 Class 30 / 31 After filmingAs 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