Photo BR in Belgium; ferry van at Ostend, presflos at Antwerp

AJC

Western Thunderer
Some time ago I found this photo of a BR ferry van at Ostend; today browsing the same Flicr site brought up this image of a pair of presflos at Antwerp. In an ideal world I'd like to be able to run them on my Belgian layout Vischkaai, however both would have to be scratchbuilt in HO, the ferry van should not be too challenging but the presflos would be a nightmare.

Very nice find, Neil, particularly since there were only 10 of the things - BR Presflo Ferry fitted CPW CPV

It also, partially at least, solves the mystery of what they were for which I'd always wondered about.

Thanks for passing that on,

Adam - now trying hard to resist building one in EM...
 

AJC

Western Thunderer
As Adam says, a nice find.

Interesting to see the Presflos lettered for F U L L E R S E A R T H.

And in typical BR fashion, two different wagons lettered in two subtlety different ways and branded 'Empty to Redhill' which presumably means they shuttled back and forth to Dover from this place, Cockley Works, of the Fullers Earth Union (Laporte, by this date): Fullers Earth Union

Lots on the various Urbex groups I see.

Adam
 

SimonT

Western Thunderer
With events in Salisbury in mind, Fullers Earth is used for personal decontamination of chemical agents. It gets every where.
 
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