ODA - SatLink Yellow/Red - Triple Pack D Departmental Coaches Three wagon multi-pack

Three wagon multi-pack

66017 arrived in the UK aboard the ‘M

Working tail light on one vehicle in each pack

and numbered WD 75101

after Sir Edward Elgar had been sidelined with a main generator flashover near Basingstoke in July of the same year

ODA - SatLink Yellow/Red - Triple Pack D Departmental Coaches Three wagon multi-packIn the early 1980s, British Rail's shift to an air braked network created logistical challenges for the Ministry of Defence (MoD), whose depot sidings had sharp curves that could not accommodate newer, long wheelbase wagons. To solve this, 50 vacuum braked, 12 foot wheelbase "Pipe" wagons (built in 1961 under Lot 3335 to Diagram 1 462) were selected for conversion. Their drop sides were ideal for palletised loads. Modified at Shildon works in 1983