37-727B GWR 12T 'Parto' Ventilated Van 'Parto' GWR Grey 112772 - Weathered OO9-Scale periscope and snorkel mast

periscope and snorkel mast

between 1946 and 1949 eighteen were rebuilt with new tapered boilers

Amber and Green just like the real things

Most of the fleet met an inglorious end carrying London rubbish from Enfield in the 1960s

To The Trains

37-727B GWR 12T 'Parto' Ventilated Van 'Parto' GWR Grey 112772 - Weathered OO9-Scale periscope and snorkel mastBritains railways were developed primarily to move freight and the early railway companies employed vans of many different designs to transport goods and merchandise that required covered transport. Each railway company had its own designs, and the Great Western Railway was no different, with most of its vans utilising a 10ft wheelbase with a 12T capacity. Many of the GWRs vans employed a wooden planked body, mounted on a metal chassis, and vacuum