Presflos were mostly decked out in bauxite, but those working for Blue Circle industries in South West England stood out from the crowd with an eye-catching yellow livery. At the opposite end of the country, Presflos were often included in mixed trains on the Ballachulish branch (carrying alumina to the smelter at Kinlochleven) and were attached to the rear of passenger trains on the Kyle line to support oil rig construction at Loch Kishorn in the 1970s. They really did wander far and wide.
The models, following on from their O versions, will feature metal ladders and handrails, brass buffers, ‘ultraflex’ bufferbeam pipes.highly details underframe and many separately fitted detail parts. The cover the different batches of Presflos built by Metro-Cammell, GRCW and the Butterley Iron Company.
The Clark Railworks TT:120 Presflos, due spring 2027, will be available in three different packs of three wagons, plus a single wagon, and available to pre-order as follows:
TT30003 (BR Pre-TOPS Bauxite 3-Pack)
Wagon nos. B888393/B888562/B888573, with ‘PRESFLO’ branding. Built by Metro-Cammell and suitable for the period from 1958 to 1974.
TT30013 (Blue Circle Cement 3-Pack)
Wagon nos. PF12/PF19/PF29, finished in yellow, with ‘BLUE CIRCLE PRODUCTS’ branding. Built by the Butterley Iron Company and suitable for the period from 1960 to 1974; vehicle PF29 is preserved on the Mid-Hants railway.
TT30023 (BR TOPS Bauxite 3-Pack)
Wagon nos. B873080/B873083/B873091, with ‘CEMENT’ branding. Built by GRCW and suitable for the period from 1974 to 1987.
TT3003 (BR TOPS Bauxite Single Presflo)
Wagon no. B873368, with ‘PRESFLO’ branding. Built by GRCW and numbered as from 1974 and as in preservation at Shildon.
Subject to alteration.
