The numerous LSWR 10 ton covered vans were built between 1885 and 1922 to a few different diagrams as the design was developed. Different body styles were combined with either timber or steel chassis with two axle boxes types, Panter or Warner’s, and several different brake systems.

Diagram 1410 low roof covered van

The low roof, sliding door Diagram 1410 covered vans were the most common vehicle with well over 1000 built. Although many were scrapped or entered departmental use before Grouping many passed into SR ownership at grouping with a number, many in departmental use surviving beyond nationalisation.

Brake gear varied from: single sided double block, ‘Morton Clutch’, the rarer for this diagram ‘Lifting Link’ and most commonly what the SR called ‘Freighter’ that had independent brake gear on each side.

Ten covered vans to the Diagram 1410 were built for the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR) they differed from the LSWR versions as they did not have the end vents and only single sided brakes. They later were absorbed into SR stock and had end vents fitted, becoming identical to D1410 vans.

Diagram 1406 high roof covered van

In 1912 the roof level of covered goods vans was increased in height by 7 inches and 110 vans were built with sliding doors on either timber (D1407) or steel chassis as Diagram 1406.
Lift link brake gear was fitted to all covered vans to this diagram.
They survived in normal traffic until early nationalisation and longer in department use.

Diagram 1408 high roofed covered van with hinged doors

From late 1912 the sliding door design was superseded by a three-part hinged door design and used on covered wagons built from December 1912 until Grouping. The use of hinged rather than sliding door allowed an increase in body width from Almost 400 were built on both timber (D1409) or steel chassis as Diagram 1408.
Lift link brake gear was fitted to all covered vans to this diagram.

The Diagram 1408 vans were originally built with roofs that finished flush with the sides, however, the SR modified the roofs to give an overhang at the eves.

Picrtures below coutesy Mike King

Diagram 1410 

EFE RAIL LSWR COVERED VANS SPECIFICATION

Produced especially for the EFE Rail range The tooling suite allows for four body types across the three diagrams, four brake types (single double block, Morton Clutch, Freighter and Lifting Link), two chassis types (D1410/06 and D1408), two axle box types (Panter and Warner) and three buffer types (tapered, ribbed and fabricated).

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