CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Grey (CIE roundel era) - Pack 2 Gift Cards Magnetically attach to each other

Magnetically attach to each other

Factory-fitted pipework

chassis plates

Withdrawn in 1959 it was purchased by the NCB and was sent to work at Penallta Colliery in South Wales

strapping and accurately profiled door 'horns'

CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Grey (CIE roundel era) - Pack 2 Gift Cards Magnetically attach to each otherAs 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