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SR 50' Bogie Guard's Van (Van B)

The Van Bs were first built to diagram 3093 in 1937, being 50ft over headstocks, steel framed with mixed 6½"/3½" planking on the body side and fitted with standard Southern 8ft bogies. Some were fitted with a stove for the guard, the only real obvious difference being the chimney, and in Southern days the livery, as the stove fitted versions were not for working off the SR, identified them by orange painted squares at the top of the sides at each end and the lower part of the Guard's door. Text from Graham "Muz" Muspratt

Click on the thumbnails for a larger image. Clicking again will close the window. 269 as a Newspaper van Van B Nº269 as a newspaper van at New Cross Gate. Under all that grime it is in blue livery. Photograph by John Lewis. 256 Dover Harbour Nº256 in service at Dover Harbour in the 1970s. Photograph by John Lewis. 285 as a Newspaper van Nº285 as a newspaper van at Hastings. Underneath the grime it is also blue. Photograph by John Lewis. ADB977111   This van was originally Nº222. It was been built in 1939 and is seen here at New Cross Gate as ADB977111. Under the grime it appears to be in the deep olive green service stock livery. Photograph by John Lewis. Olive Van B   An anonymous Van B in service stock, painted olive, at St Leonards diesel shed in about 1987. Photograph by John Lewis. Van B   This Van B, and its attendant Maunsell goods van, were to be found for many years at Woking station in the bay on the down side. Here they are at Wimbledon on their last journey. The photographer is not certain of their numbers. Photograph by John Lewis. Van B   Another anonymous Van B, running number unknown, at New Cross Gate in 1986 after the mass withdrawal of the last ones. Photograph by John Lewis.

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