0 GAUGE 7mm:1ft
1955-1987
ERA
BULK CEMENT traffic began to take over from the practice of transporting portland cement in bags loaded in 12t vans during the 1950s which could not keep up with the growing demand for cement. Specialist wagons were designed for bulk cement traffic making the distribution of cement products more efficient and with better load protection.
The 22.5t ‘Presflo’ (Pressure Flow) wagon was introduced in 1955 following development of a successful prototype in 1954. The fleet of 1840 ‘Presflo’ cement wagons was constructed by BR
