Description
GWR 18′ 6″ Cattle wagon MEX B. W8 (8T, 1913, vacuum fitted, cross cornered DC III brakes, self contained buffers 3SMR F018 ex ABS 301A, 11′ 6″ wheelbase (W8 had slots in the end below the bottom 3 planks in the end outside the 2 verticals according to the diagram but not in the moulding, however many are believed to have lost them and the later wagons lacked them, building of W8 carried on in parallel with W10 which never had the slots), W10 (8T, (10600-300), 1924, vacuum fitted, Morton brakes self contained buffers, 11′ 6″ wheelbase), W11 (12T underframe but probably labelled as 8T (there were only 86 of these, 106451-90 and 106651-96 and they’re camera shy), 1928, vacuum fitted, Morton brakes, 18″ RCH buffers with 2 ½ ” packing (not supplied), (some may have had long ‘fitted’ buffers), 11′ 3″ wheelbase), low doors and highest ends (about 0.5mm higher than the original one as for W16/18) with diagonal bracing that does reach the roof line (No L on the inside) with the Large Medium Small moveable divider.
Many (130) of W10 were converted to Y10 Fruit vans with new full height narrow doors, more slots, and the open top area infilled in 1939.
