R40518 Mark 1 TSO Second Open BR Maroon W3817 O_Gauge_Flash The WIA car carriers were

The WIA car carriers were designed to offer complete protection and are double-decked – the entire roof canopy can be raised or lowered as one unit to aid loading and unloading

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Particularly impressive was the Z/28 variant with its 4

Many of the GWR’s vans employed a wooden planked body

All-important lighting functions are available

R40518 Mark 1 TSO Second Open BR Maroon W3817 O_Gauge_Flash The WIA car carriers wereThe Mk1 was BRs first standardised design of railway carriage with thousands built across BRs carriage works in Derby, Wolverton, Doncaster, York, Eastleigh, and Swindon between 1951 and 1963. The design was also used on first generation Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) until 1974 and for non passenger stock such as parcel vans and full brake vehicles. The new coaches gradually replaced older designs inherited from the Big Four at nationalisation in 1968