RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted December 12, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2017 This picture of a BR Brake Van with WR-style 'RU' branding came up elsewhere this morning. Unfortunately it was scanned from an old print, and the person who has it couldn't work out what the lettering was. I've only ever seen one of these vans with branding on it and that was a fitted one with a list of trains it was booked to work. The picture was taken at Kings Norton sometime around the early 1960s, possibly 1963 by the weather? The Ivatt 2-6-0s did work to Kings Norton on trips at that time and it is probably working back Engine and Brake to Washwood Heath. It's a bit of a long shot but can anyone shed any light on this van? Thanks Eric 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) 'Restricted Use' methinks... not sure why though! Edited December 12, 2017 by Rugd1022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted December 12, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2017 Certainly a restricted user, but we can't tell where from. It also has some wording on the other end, possible a circuit working. The only other one I have seen was a fitted one branded for some workings between Paddington and Newton Abbot. Didn't seem very effective though as there are photos of it at Newcastle on the cement tanks and in the yard at Staines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 13, 2017 The WR was, according to one BR source, not the only Region that branded certain freight brakevans 'RU' (Restricted User) but I have never seen a picture - let alone an actual van - from any other Region so branded (until now, or was that a WR van?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted December 13, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) The WR was, according to one BR source, not the only Region that branded certain freight brakevans 'RU' (Restricted User) but I have never seen a picture - let alone an actual van - from any other Region so branded (until now, or was that a WR van?)It may be a WR van. I don't remember seeing a branded BR one in the area myself. We did get quite a few Toads on the Midland line. Edited December 13, 2017 by TheSignalEngineer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Here is one on the Cromford & High Peak http://www.davidheyscollection.com/userimages/00-0-a-rs-greenwood-68006-68012jpg.jpg 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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