979001 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van LB&SCR No.3758 Code-70 new rollingstock was needed by

new rollingstock was needed by British Railways

This is an exclusive model only available to a selection of Bachmann Europe retailers

The box is still wrapped in paper

Drop shoulder style

Electrical pickup from all driving and tender wheels

979001 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van LB&SCR No.3758 Code-70 new rollingstock was needed byThe London, Brighton & South Coast Railway had a relatively modest number of covered vans within its fleet. It is speculated that this may be due to the number of open wagons that featured a sheet rail, so a substantial number of vans would have been unnecessary. Of course, it could simply have been that the region didnt have the quantity of perishable goods traffic to justify a much larger fleet. Almost 600 covered goods vans were built by the LB&SCR