CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Brown (CIE roundel era) - Pack 3 Vehicle Etched metal factory-fitted detailing

Etched metal factory-fitted detailing

Narrow tension lock couplers included

the Greater Anglia ‘short set’ passenger services between Norwich and Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft

being so fitted in mid-1986

Easy conversion to Kadee-compatiable knuckle couplers

CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Brown (CIE roundel era) - Pack 3 Vehicle Etched metal factory-fitted detailingAs 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