This was some video footage taken of various things happening in and around my local heritage railway the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway. The Kingdom of Fife Railway Preservation Society, which is run by unpaid volunteers and a registered charity will soon be receiving some more items of railway stock from the Bo'ness railway to keep them busy one of the items being an LMS Luggage, Mail & Parcels Van No.37817 Built 1935, LMS Derby. Diagram 1870.
Railways were once the main carriers for the Royal Mail, and handled a large volume of parcels and newspapers. Passengers also often had more luggage than now. Passenger trains had to accommodate such traffic in the Guard's Van; additional traffic on long distance trains required special vans such as this one.
Externally, this van was designed and painted to match the passenger carriages the LMS was building in the 1930s and 1940s: internally, it was just empty space. The side doors made it easy to load off a platform. The end doors allowed it to carry motor cars: the LMS was happy to look after the needs of wealthier travellers, for example those who wished to take their cars on holiday to the Highlands.
31 июл 2022
