The Southern Way Special Issue 13 graham-farish By the 1980s their traffic

By the 1980s their traffic was reducing and so commenced their withdrawal although a small number remained in service towards the end of the century

The introduction of Freightliner services marked the start of a new era for BR’s freight operations

including era- and prototype-specific detailing to allow accurate models of any given class member throughout their working lives

and some vans could also be adorned with marketing posters for the products that may be contained within – in the case of this example ICI Fertilizer branding is applied

extra parts are fitted in the form of the ornate metal handrails that are each separately fitted

The Southern Way Special Issue 13 graham-farish By the 1980s their traffic