979018 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van MOD No.590 Class-88 the 0-6-0ST became No

the 0-6-0ST became No

A small unit providing an automatic stop and start facility which only requires one reed switch to be installed

Opened in 1885 and closed exactly 100 years later in 1985

The 85197 is an HO/HOm (12mm gauge) dual gauge point

1:72 Scale model of a B-52D Stratofortress produced as a platinum edition plastic kit

979018 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van MOD No.590 Class-88 the 0-6-0ST became NoThe 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