PCA Bulk Cement - STS - Pack 1 Livery_GMPTE self-centring NEM housings

self-centring NEM housings

It was stored unserviceable from Toton in October 2000 but would be resurrected in May 2001 with 13 other ‘Heavyweights’ as part of a contract with Continental Rail (GIF) for construction of the AVE (Alta Velocidad España) high speed network in Spain

The penultimate English Electric Type 3 delivered

Wagon B 25194

Iarnrod Eireann / IE Two-axle Ballast Hopper multi-pack E

PCA Bulk Cement - STS - Pack 1 Livery_GMPTE self-centring NEM housingsBuilt by CFMF of France for wagon leasing company STS (later VTG), the 50 PCA bulk cement wagons of the PC017B design diagram began entering service in 1982. A further batch of 15 wagons was manufactured in 1985 by another French firm, Fauvet Girel, and assigned the PC017C design code. Companies such as Blue Circle and Rugby Cement have leased these vehicles during their time in traffic.