CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Grey (CIE roundel era) - Pack 2 Brand_Irish Railway Models 'Plate' bogies with roller bearings

'Plate' bogies with roller bearings

along with the ‘E’ area number suffix and either L&NER or LNER

Wylam Dilly is the second oldest surviving steam locomotive in the world and was built for hauling coal at Wylam Colliery near Newcastle in 1815

Designed as a heavy freight locomotive rather than a mixed traffic type

CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Grey (CIE roundel era) - Pack 2 Brand_Irish Railway Models 'Plate' bogies with roller bearingsAs palletised shipments became increasingly common, CI required wagons capable of handling this new type of freight. While bogie wagons suitable for sundries, bagged cement, and other traffic were already on the drawing board, an interim solution was needed. The result was the 12 ton Pallet Van, based on the standard triangulated wagon chassis. This development of the traditional van wagon featured offset sliding doors wide enough for pallet loading