GR582A 4 Wheel Ffestiniog Railway Quarryman Brake Van, Double Balcony 1920s Green No.7 Star Wars 950 of these brake vans

950 of these brake vans (diagram 1657) were built in 1927-1931

Silver masking is applied to the sides and rear

These specially reinforced ARP (Air Raid Precautions) signal boxes featured substantial construction

2 built-in locomotive card readers

Here we see it decorated in the bright blue and white colour scheme of Maritime Transport with black reach stacker mechanism

GR582A 4 Wheel Ffestiniog Railway Quarryman Brake Van, Double Balcony 1920s Green No.7 Star Wars 950 of these brake vansThe Ffestiniog Railway had a couple of double balcony brake vans to use on goods trains. One of them was used by preservationists until 1963. A replica was built in 1998 and initially given lettering in the style of van 1 in preservation use (available as GR580A). Around 2016, the lettering was changed during a repaint to the style seen from the 1920s.