979010 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van SR (post-36) Departmental No.01246S Stock-Alert-5 Therefore long rakes of these

Therefore long rakes of these would be quite normal

large and small shutters

Whilst Mk3 stock is standard for HST units

registered RKE 540

979010 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van SR (post-36) Departmental No.01246S Stock-Alert-5 Therefore long rakes of theseThe 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