This vehicle is believed to have
been built by the London & North Western Railway but the
date is unknown. It has been opened out at one end to provide
an enclosed platform. Given LMS Nº 135945 after 1923,
it was acquired by the Army and based at Longmoor as No. AD49025.
The van came to the K&ESR in 1969 and was stored at Bodiam.
It returned to traffic in 1979 and subsequently ran a considerable
mileage as a Permanent Way Department mess van. It has been
laid aside for some years awaiting an overhaul whilst ownership
problems were solved and deteriorating badly. It is presently
undergoing a very extensive overhaul that will be heavily
dependant on volunteer labour.
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