February - Intercity Railway Society
February - Intercity Railway Society
February - Intercity Railway Society
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The VDA conversions either carried EWS maroon or Kronospan blue. Unlike the OBA/OCA<br />
conversions, data panels and numbers were carried on the ends. Numbers also carried in various<br />
places on the floor edge or solebar depending type of stanchion pocket fitted.<br />
200731 showing the tapered stanchion<br />
and EWS maroon livery<br />
Elgin Yard, 3 rd August 2011<br />
both these photos show VDA conversions from lot 3855 (above) and 3908 (below)<br />
210144 showing the square section stanchion<br />
and faded Kronospan blue livery<br />
Elgin Yard, 3 rd August 2011<br />
In total there were 171 conversions and were all eventually put in store at various locations, if not<br />
having been scrapped earlier, when the KFA conversions came into use in 2007.<br />
Hopefully I’ve done justice to these wagon types, if not let me know and I’ll pass it on. A future Wagon<br />
Review will feature the later KFA Ferrywagon conversions and the latest Rover cube conversions, the<br />
latter though I have yet to see.<br />
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