The Southern Railway (SR) had no immediate outstanding orders as of January 1st, 1948, although some were still pending. BR Lot 2062, comprising 440 vehicles with planned numbers in part S57022 to S57181, was constructed to British Railways (BR) diagram 1/202, initially unfitted but later retrofitted with vacuum brakes. These vans featured a Southern Railway design with plywood sides and doors. Similarly, BR Lot 2063, totalling 310 vehicles with planned numbers in parts S45480 to S45555, S46191 to S46222, and S46292 to S46327, was also attributed to diagram 1/202, but featured Southern Railway pattern vacuum brake gear from their building.
| Numbers | Quantity | Built | Lot | Builder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B752350 to B752789 | 440 | Jul 1949 to Dec 1949 | 2062 | BR Ashford |
| B752790 to B753099 | 310 | Aug 1949 to Nov 1949 | 2062 | BR Ashford |
Plans
I haven’t come across any published plans detailing BR Dia. 1/202 12T Ventilated Vans in books or magazines. If you happen to know of any such resources, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I’d greatly appreciate it.
Photographs
I have managed to find the following photographs:
- B752909 – Unknown location in the 1950s by Roger Carpenter in Wagons Of The Early British Railways Era – A Pictorial Study Of The 1948-1954 Period.
If you know of any more, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
More Information
For further reading, you might find the following resources helpful:
- Bartlett, Paul. “BR SR design van 1/202 ZDV” Paul Bartlett’s Photograph Collection, https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brsrvan.
Gamble, G., compiler. British Railway Vans (Railways In Profile Series No.3). Cheona Publications, Cheona Publications, 1997.Gamble, G., compiler. British Railway Vans Volume 2 (Railways in Profile Series No. 11), Cheona Publications, 2000.- Larkin, David.Wagons Of The Early British Railways Era – A Pictorial Study Of The 1948-1954 Period. Kestrel Railway Books, 2006, pp. 48-49.