ZDV - Engineers Dark Grey - Single Pack M Wagon Type_HYA Cutdown Hopper which was from the lower

which was from the lower geared 80mph batch delivered in 1959 and also the only disc headcode or ‘skinhead’ machine to be converted until a second series of Class 31/4s was undertaken in the mid 1980s

Its first passenger use was on Silverlink Train’s Marston Vale branch between Bedford and Bletchley in summer 1999

Designed specifically for the accurascale Ruston 88DS  locomotive

and the company was one of the few that fitted their ex-NER P1 Chaldrons with additional ‘greedy boards’

92031 also saw its Channel Tunnel roundels repositioned to line up with the base of the ‘gold’ stripe

ZDV - Engineers Dark Grey - Single Pack M Wagon Type_HYA Cutdown Hopper which was from the lowerIn the early 1980s, British Rail's shift to an air braked network created logistical challenges for the Ministry of Defence (MoD), whose depot sidings had sharp curves that could not accommodate newer, long wheelbase wagons. To solve this, 50 vacuum braked, 12 foot wheelbase "Pipe" wagons (built in 1961 under Lot 3335 to Diagram 1 462) were selected for conversion. Their drop sides were ideal for palletised loads. Modified at Shildon works in 1983