CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Brown (CIE roundel era) - Pack 1 Freight Type_Intermodal HYA 37 70 6791 046-5

HYA  37 70 6791 046-5

• Designed for easy 21mm conversion

If end handbrake fitted

were designed by the Great Southern Railway’s Chief Mechanical Engineer Edgar Bredin and his chief draughtsman

CIE Bulleid Pallet Van - Brown (CIE roundel era) - Pack 1 Freight Type_Intermodal HYA 37 70 6791 046-5As palletised shipments became increasingly common, CI required wagons capable of handling this new type of freight. While bogie wagons suitable for sundries, bagged cement, and other traffic were already on the drawing board, an interim solution was needed. The result was the 12 ton Pallet Van, based on the standard triangulated wagon chassis. This development of the traditional van wagon featured offset sliding doors wide enough for pallet loading