ODA - EWS 'Distressed' Maroon/Yellow - Triple Pack G Project Status_In Production Based at Newton Heath it

Based at Newton Heath it gained this livery in 2009 and was scrapped in at EMR Kingsbury in January 2020

Welded roof with plated boiler exhaust and small cab roof vent

·      Dual piped

Over the last two decades it has been slowly restored to 1970-80s condition at the group’s base at Swanwick Junction and is expected to be completed within the next few years

which ended that same year

ODA - EWS 'Distressed' Maroon/Yellow - Triple Pack G Project Status_In Production Based at Newton Heath itIn the early 1980s, British Rail's shift to an air braked network created logistical challenges for the Ministry of Defence (MoD), whose depot sidings had sharp curves that could not accommodate newer, long wheelbase wagons. To solve this, 50 vacuum braked, 12 foot wheelbase "Pipe" wagons (built in 1961 under Lot 3335 to Diagram 1 462) were selected for conversion. Their drop sides were ideal for palletised loads. Modified at Shildon works in 1983