Class :                VLX

Item Type :             Louvre Van

Parent System :          VR

Gauge :                            Broad

Description :                    40’ Louver Van.

Year of Manufacture :     1965 to 1968

Manufactured By :         

Previous Classification :    VLF

Current Classification :     VLCX

Year of Withdrawal :      

Named :                                 

Number Range :           88 – 98, 136 - 660

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Capacity:                     40 Tons    

History in Service :       All VLF & VLX vans were recoded to VLX and are numbered 1 thru 660 by 1965. In May 1979 all of these vans were recoded to VLCX.

See Also :                    VLF,   VLCX

Colour Schemes :        VR Wagon Red with either red or silver roofs

Modelling Hints :           

Further Information:     AMRM Dec 1984 page 24 to 29

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