38-262 BR 20T Presflo Bulk Powder Wagon 'ICI Bulk Salt' Blue No.B888554 Class-69 RUNNING NUMBER E11035E

RUNNING NUMBER E11035E

it was kept in particularly fine condition

Accurately moulded body & chassis

Motor Gearing to reflect scale speed operation

Length over the buffers approximately 24

38-262 BR 20T Presflo Bulk Powder Wagon 'ICI Bulk Salt' Blue No.B888554 Class-69 RUNNING NUMBER E11035EWhen British Railways was formed in 1948, it inherited thousands of wagons from the big four. Whilst many of these wagons were perfectly suited for their intended purposes, BR identified a need for a purpose built wagon to transport powered goods, such as cement, which previously were transported in bags in vans. So, in 1954 the first Presflo (short for pressure flow) was built, which utilised the science of air fluidisation, a process which pumps air