373-740B BR 10T Meat Van BR Crimson No.B870014 option-set-dcc-w-1-cab 000 built in 1926 –

000 built in 1926 – 1928

The adoption of broad coloured cantrail bands to denote First Class and Dining accommodation began to be adopted on BR coaching stock from 1960 and while there was no provision of dining areas

as PXA with design codes of PX044A and PX044B

Under the body

373-740B BR 10T Meat Van BR Crimson No.B870014 option-set-dcc-w-1-cab 000 built in 1926 –British Railways (BR) inherited a wide range of rolling stock upon Nationalisation in 1948, much of which was aging or in need of modern replacement and so a programme to build new vehicles soon commenced. These new vehicles were built to a variety of standardised designs, for covered vans most of the new designs centred around a 10ft wheelbase chassis with a metal and wood body on top. Alongside general merchandise vans, several specialist types were