LNER Lowmac EP Wagon № DE260861, built in 1944 for the LNER as a machinery carrying wagon.
Originally numbered as № 280861 the wagon was renumbered as № E260861 and classified as a ‘MAC PV’ upon nationalisation of the railways in 1948.
Upon entering deparmental service it became № (A)DE260861, part of the BR Eastern Region’s departmental fleet.
The normal load was a Donelli PD350 single line track relayer, carrying the number № 78420. Details and photos of this load can be found at www.ontrackplant.com
LNER Lowmac EP Wagon № DE260861 at Pitsford Sidings.
Photo: Dan Adkins
| Wagon | LNER | Lowmac EP Well wagon |
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| Built: | 1944 | Works №: | N/A | ||||||||
| Diagram №: | 173 or XL009B | Lot №: | N/A | ||||||||
| Length: | 9.144 m over headstocks
6.706 m wheelbase |
Weight: | 13.7 tonne | ||||||||
| Type: | Lowmac EP BR TOPS code ZXW |
Load Capacity: | 25 ton /25.5 tonne | ||||||||
| Made Redundant / Withdrawn: | N/A | Date Preserved: | August 2002 | ||||||||
| Arrived at NLR: | November 2002 | Current Status: | Operational | ||||||||
