BR 20t ballast plough brake vans
Mar 16, 2021
2 minutes
‘SHARK’ 20t ballast plough brake vans became the standard BR design, based on the LMS ‘Oyster’ ballast plough brake van design. While they followed the same format as the standard BR 20t brake van family in having two verandahs and a central cabin, they were characterised by having distinctively shaped steel ploughs mounted under the verandahs, requiring a shorter nine-foot wheelbase to make room for them.
The wagons were new-build,
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