979007 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van SR (pre-36) No.46537 Brand_Piko The Class 45 and 46s

The Class 45 and 46s were pretty much identical to the 44s

Originally known as 'A' class

SP style number boards

the POWs audaciously tunnel beneath the fences of the camp towards the forest beyond

979007 LB&SCR Dia.8-Ton Goods Van SR (pre-36) No.46537 Brand_Piko The Class 45 and 46sThe London, Brighton & South Coast Railway had a relatively modest number of covered vans within its fleet. It is speculated that this may be due to the number of open wagons that featured a sheet rail, so a substantial number of vans would have been unnecessary. Of course, it could simply have been that the region didnt have the quantity of perishable goods traffic to justify a much larger fleet. Almost 600 covered goods vans were built by the LB&SCR