37-450C 16T Steel Slope-Sided Mineral Wagon Rivetted Doors BR Grey B7456 Class_Class 70 split by a higher front

split by a higher front bumper that was designed to meet new US minimum bumper-height regulations

A private group of engineers bought the loco in 1974 and after a complete overhaul it was returned to service on the FR in 1993

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37-450C 16T Steel Slope-Sided Mineral Wagon Rivetted Doors BR Grey B7456 Class_Class 70 split by a higher frontSteel bodied mineral wagons were developed from the 1930s, with wagon builder Charles Roberts pioneering the slope sided design. The first production wagons were outshopped in 1939, however the onset of World War Two halted private orders and so the bulk of the fleet was constructed to Ministry Of (War) Transport (MOT) orders. Designed to carry coal, the wagons had end, side, and sometimes bottom doors to aid their unloading. Construction continued