38-902A BR FVX Carflat Wagon BR Blue 'Motorail' No.B745075 puzzles only 8 years 8 months

only 8 years 8 months old at withdrawal

Narrow tension lock couplers included

Nameplates were fitted at Edinburgh station on 6th January 1997

Made for use with with code 70/75/83 flat-bottom rail (1

38-902A BR FVX Carflat Wagon BR Blue 'Motorail' No.B745075 puzzles only 8 years 8 monthsCarflat Wagons allowed cars to be transported by rail, a practice that had started during the early twentieth century, but which became more common after World War Two as more families began realising the dream of owning their own motor vehicle. Many were built from old coach underframes that had had their bodies scrapped, with the type really coming to the fore in 1966 when British Rail launched its Motorail service, providing British holidaymakers