TheOne wrote:Cool, thanks! Sorry, one other question. Would a brake van be used?
Brake vans ceased on freight trains pretty much in the late 1970s, hence why some carried this livery well into the 1990s
However, the only one you might have seen these on in the late 1980s and early 1990s was the Nuclear Flask train
However, brake vans continued in use on what were known as Departmental Trains
These were modified with debris collectors and named Shark (see below)
Again, search Department or the later Civil Engineers (Dutch for rather obvious reasons once you've seen it) livery
Your Class 37 loco could easily be seen on one of these such trains, as the locos would most likely be spare at weekends and for some locations this was ideal
Departmental wagon types also carried (marine related) names to make it easier for staff to identify
Sturgeon, Sealion, Dogfish are good examples
You will also note the wagon designation is similar to those when in their original railfreight use
