10 ton Goods Van SECR Profile and Models

15750 at the Bluebell Railway. Date unknown. ©Richard Salmon/ Bluebell Railway

The SECR used its standard 9ft 6in wheelbase steel underframe to produce new covered vans that would set the standard until nationalisation took place in 1948. The Diagram 1426 van was different to previous SECR designs in that it featured an elliptical roof, end ventilators, lift-link brake gear and self-contained buffers. The design was so successful that it became the basis of the standard Southern Railway van during the Big Four era. It was the SR which allocated the diagram number to this design. Nearly 250 Diag. 1426 vans were built, with many of them surviving into BR days in both revenue and Departmental service. One, No. 15750, survived into preservation and can now be seen on the Bluebell Railway.

(Information provided via Rapido Trains UK)

Type of Vehicle	Covered van
Builder	South Eastern & Chatham Railway
Build Dates	1918 to 1926
Total Built	250
Wheel Configuration	4-wheel
Operated By	South Eastern & Chatham Railway Southern Railway British Railways
Main Duties	General goods transport
In Service Until	1960s
Surviving Examples	1