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

Electrical pickup from all driving and tender wheels

Stuck where to put your DCC Controller

the Bofors 40mm Gun & Tractor is definitely a go-to for any military and airfix collection

The box is still wrapped in paper

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