CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Grey (CIE roundel era) - Pack 1 Locomotives and two styles of plated

and two styles of plated boiler panel

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

Welded roof with plated boiler exhaust and no cab roof vent

Separately powered working radiator fan with different speed settings

strapping and accurately profiled door 'horns'* RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels with separate brake blocks in line with tread* Sprung metal buffers and dummy instanter couplings* Super fine plastic parts

CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Grey (CIE roundel era) - Pack 1 Locomotives and two styles of platedAs 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