19850223_ZD_AdrianNicols
31 ton Covered Grain Hopper Wagon.
DETAILS FOR THIS VEHICLE., Location : Swanwick Junction Sidings., Date : 01/11/1986., Type : Covered Grain Hopper., Weight : 31t GLW / 10t Tare., Number : BCH 7821., Number Series : BCH 7801 to BCH 7824., Builder : 1951-57 by BR Derby or Pressed Steel Co. Linwood. , TOPS Code : PAO., , ADDITIONAL NOTES., The brewer 'Bass Charrington' operated a fleet of 24 covered grain wagons carrying malted barley from East Anglia to their breweries in Burton-on-Trent. There were two distinct batches of 12 making up the 24 with both LMSR and BR pattern vehicles but all had been built during the 1950's to BR lot numbers. When renumbering into the yellow plated private owner 7xxx series started it would appear this might have been done at random as BCH 7821 depicted is an LMSR pattern vehicle. Originally the first 12 were taken from BR lot 2183 (Diagram 1/271) number series B 885040 to B 885089, these vehicles were built to the LMSR pattern design at BR Derby Works in 1951 but the design dated back from the mid 1930's. The second 12 were standard BR designed vehicles that looked similar to the LMSR examples but would be from the number range B 885090 to B 885509 built between 1953-57 by BR Derby Works or Pressed Steel Co. Ltd, Linwood Works, Paisley. All 24 having started life as BR operated vehicles they were sold to Bass Charrington's in 1967 ironically the year the brewer closed its internal rail system at Burton on Trent. Initially they carried the BR grey bodywork with black underframe livery which was standard for unfitted stock and simply had the addition of a "Bass' nameplate on either side. All were eventually overhauled and turned out in the companies red livery with black underframes and "Bass Charrington" lettering in white on the sides. Being unfitted with no continuous brake the use of the wagons ceased in the late 1970's when the company switched to road haulage.
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