ZDV - Engineers Dark Grey - Single Pack M Bauxite creating the Class 153 between

creating the Class 153 between 1991 and 1992

complete with that company’s trademark black grilles

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

like many of its classmates No

A highlight is the "slider" installed on the right side for use as a “brake”: Using this analog control element

ZDV - Engineers Dark Grey - Single Pack M Bauxite creating the Class 153 betweenIn the early 1980s, British Rail's shift to an air braked network created logistical challenges for the Ministry of Defence (MoD), whose depot sidings had sharp curves that could not accommodate newer, long wheelbase wagons. To solve this, 50 vacuum braked, 12 foot wheelbase "Pipe" wagons (built in 1961 under Lot 3335 to Diagram 1 462) were selected for conversion. Their drop sides were ideal for palletised loads. Modified at Shildon works in 1983