BG

 

Type: BG
general data		 BG NA BG NB BG NBA BN NC BG ND NE NF NH NP NR
TOPS code: NA NB NB NC NC NE NF NH NP NR
Design code: NB501 NP503 NR503
Designation: Original Standard High Security High Security Newspaper Dual Heat 100mph max speed 100mph max speed, emergency equipment removed 110mph max speed Motorail wagons BAA container/EWS Express
Number range: 80501-81628 80501-81368 series 84382, 84387. 84477 94400-94499, 94500-94538 952xx series 84xxx range ++ 921xx, 922xx, 923xx, 924xx , 929xxrange 925xx, 928xx range 92xxx, 929xx range 862xx 95400, 95410
Previous number range: 80460-80463 From NA fleet 80503-81628 range ++ 80501-81628
series 		From NA fleet From NA fleet From 862xx, 863xx and 864xx series Ex 80621/826 (95203/13)
Introduced originally: 1951-1963 1951-1963 1957-1958 Rebuilt from 1995 1951-1963 1951-1963 1953-1963 1957-1963 1953-1963 1953-1963 As NRA 1990
Built by: BR Derby, Eastleigh, Wolverton, York, Metro-Cammell, BRCW, Cravens. Pressed Steel, Gloucester RCW BR Derby, Eastleigh, Wolverton, York, Metro-Cammell, BRCW, Cravens. Pressed Steel, Gloucester RCW Pressed Steel BR Derby, Eastleigh, Wolverton, York, Metro-Cammell, BRCW, Cravens. Pressed Steel, Gloucester RCW, Rebuilt RES/EWS Barton Hill BR Derby, Eastleigh, Wolverton, York, Metro-Cammell, BRCW, Cravens. Pressed Steel, Gloucester RCW BR Derby, Eastleigh, Wolverton, York, Metro-Cammell, BRCW, Cravens. Pressed Steel, Gloucester RCW BR Derby, Eastleigh, Wolverton, York, Metro-Cammell, BRCW, Cravens. Pressed Steel, Gloucester RCW BR Derby, Eastleigh, Wolverton, York, Metro-Cammell, BRCW, Cravens. Pressed Steel, Gloucester RCW BR Derby, Eastleigh, Wolverton, York, Metro-Cammell, BRCW, Cravens. Pressed Steel, Gloucester RCW BR Derby, Eastleigh, Wolverton, York, Metro-Cammell, BRCW, Cravens. Pressed Steel, Gloucester RCW NRA - Derby Engineering Development Unit
Vehicle length (over body): 56ft 11in 56ft 11in 56ft 11in 56ft 11in 56ft 11in 56ft 11in 56ft 11in 56ft 11in 56ft 11in 56ft 11in 56ft 11in
Height: 12ft 9in 12ft 9in 12ft 9in 12ft 9in 12ft 9in 12ft 9in 12ft 9in 12ft 9in 12ft 9in 12ft 9in 12ft 9in
Width: 9ft 3in 9ft 3in 9ft 3in 9ft 3in 9ft 3in 9ft 3in 9ft 3in 9ft 3in 9ft 3in 9ft 3in 9ft 3in
Layout: Two vans, central brake Two vans, central brake Two vans, central brake Stowage van Two vans, central brake Two vans, central brake Two vans, central brake Two vans, central brake Two vans, central brake One drive through bay, concertina end doors One van fed by large roller shutter door, roller bed floor
Load: 10 tons 10 tons 10 tons 10 tons 10 tons 10 tons 10 tons 10 tons 10 tons 10 tons 12 tons
Toilets: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weight: 30-32 tons 31 tons 32 tons 31.4 tons 31 tons 31 tons 30-33 tons 30-33 tons 30 tons 30 tons 33 tons
Brake type: Vacuum, air or dual Vacuum or dual Vacuum Air Vacuum, then dual Vacuum or dual Dual or air Air Air Air Air
Bogie design: B1, B2, B4 B1 B4 B4 B1, later CW B4 CW B4 B5 B4
Max speed: 90-100mph 90mph 90mph 100mph 90mph 90mph 100mph 100mph 110mph 110mph 100mph
Coupling type: Buck-eye Buck-eye Buck-eye Buck-eye Buck-eye Buck-eye Buck-eye Buck-eye Buck-eye Buck-eye Buck-eye
Heating type: Steam, or dual Steam Dual Electric Steam or electric Dual Dual electric Dual Air Electric
ETS index: 1 or 3 - 1 1x 3 1 1 1 1 0x 3
Door type: Slam Slam Slam Roller shutter Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Roller shutter
Special features: Fitted with sealed ends, electric tail lights and roller shutter doors, fitted with Royal Mail trolly straps Sorting tables
Notes: Some vehicles of this group are classified NIA and are maintained to a more stringent level with extra tyre profiling to allow 110mph operation ++ Renumbered by adding 3000 to original number series to avoid clash with loco series. ++ Renumbered by adding 3000 to original number series to avoid clash with loco series.

 Last updated 26/04/06