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1963 Karrier Bantam British Railways [FAVTK] 
Class: Trucks, Trailer truck (tractor) — Model origin: 
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◊ 2015-03-11 18:44 |
Link to "www.commer.org.nz" "This photo shows some of the order for 1250 Karrier Bantams built for British Rail emerging from the "in-house paint shop" to be handed to Sales (see the Planning and Production page here for more info on the significance of this building at Dunstable) ...these Bantams had their own special code - FAVTK 575 (FA model, V = OE160 light diesel, T=Tractor unit and K = BK type coupling" 575 = 5-ton 75" wheelbase tractor Commer Connections The Website for Commer and Karrier Enthusiasts Link to "www.commer.org.nz" -- Last edit: 2015-03-12 13:21:04 |
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◊ 2015-03-12 09:30 |
These gradually replaced the Scammel Scarab/ Townsman three wheelers , government decreed that trucks must have brakes on all wheels and the Scammels had no brakes on the single front wheel. British Rail parcel vehicles were always battered to hell , even newish ones . Never a good advert for carefull parcel handling !! -- Last edit: 2015-03-12 11:55:20 |
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◊ 2015-03-12 12:50 |
Karrier Bantam orders from British Railways were from 1960 onwards, originally in the red and cream livery. The British Railways "Rail Freight" yellow livery was introduced from early 1963 onwards alongside the older red and cream livery as it was gradually phased out. There was also a short period (less than a year) of British Railways having a light grey livery before the yellow, but it was not widely adopted. |
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