E 75205

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• Phil Scott

  13 July 2008, 23:48:31

  I think this looks like a BR fish van body, but I am not certain.

• Ben Williams

  14 July 2008, 17:13:12

  I'd say it was almost definitely a fish van! - which leads me to think it may have been included in the back of the old preserved coaching stock books....?

• Jon Horswell

  14 July 2008, 21:22:06

  Looks like the photo was taken from a moving train. Good shot Phil.

• Phil Scott

  14 July 2008, 23:03:04

  It was indeed taken from a moving train. Just a lucky shot I guess. There are usually nine bad ones for the one good one!

• Phil Scott

  14 July 2008, 23:05:26

  I have checked the Vintage Carriage Trust database, and there are no fish van included for Colchester (or indeed anything else). If it is a BR design, then the number will start 87xxx or possibly 88xxx.

• sam burke

  16 July 2008, 00:05:33

  there ws another van at colchester i remember it being dismolished back n '03

• Paul Johnson

  16 September 2008, 13:02:26

  It is possibly an LNER fish van in the 75xxx series. The BR one is based on this. There is a similar one at The Nene Valley Railway.

• Phil Scott

  7 October 2008, 21:44:06

  It has been suggested to me that this might be 87970. Can anyone confirm one way or the other? e.g. if they have disposal details for 87970 this would rule it out.

• Andy Prime

  8 October 2008, 15:04:16

  Departmental Coaching Stock June 1987, shows ADE 75205 ZRV RM&EE Stores Van as being at Colchester (LNER Fish Van dia 214) probably that then ?

• Steve Best

  18 May 2009, 00:01:36

  I can confirm it is indeed LNER FVY 75205

• Robert west

  7 June 2011, 17:17:37

  removed from site during 2010.

  Persumed scrapped on site.

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