APCM Cemflo/PCV Powder Cement Wagon - Blue Circle Cement - Pack 2 Class 08 which later was to become

which later was to become the Dean Forest Railway

New to Plymouth Laira between September-December 1985 and branded as ‘Skippers’ they were delivered in a chocolate and cream scheme in a reverse of the Great Western coaching stock livery

Steam heat was not a requirement for the engineering trains so this was removed

31447 BR blueRecognising the calls for a mid 1980s plain blue Class 31/4 is 31447

the latter was given its makeover ahead of its soon-to-be namesake’s annual conference at the Metropole Hotel

APCM Cemflo/PCV Powder Cement Wagon - Blue Circle Cement - Pack 2 Class 08 which later was to becomeBuilt between 1961 and 1965 for Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers (APCM), the Cemflo PCV wagons are probably best known for their use on trains of Blue Circle cement from Cliffe, in Kent, to Uddingston on the outskirts of Glasgow. During their working lives, they also supplied a number of other locations, including Aberdeen, Dewsbury, Dundee, Grangemouth, Sunderland, and Widnes. The last Cemflo PCV wagons were withdrawn from service in mid 1988.