Designed and built by the Great Northern Railway, the 8-Ton van was conceived as a multi-purpose express covered goods vehicle and was subsequently constructed in numerous variants to accommodate more specialised traffic.
Introduced in the early 1900s, they were produced in 4 body styles: non-vented, end and roof vented, end-vent only and roof-vent only versions. The vans were built on a conventional 10’ 0” wheelbase underframe, however with a length of 22’ 5” over the buffers, and 19’ 0” length over headstocks they were quite long. This made them ideal for quickly transporting a large number of perishables and goods across the GNR network and beyond.
Part of the GNR 8 Ton Van collection
