CIE Bulleid Bulk Grain Wagon - Brown (CIE Roundel era) - Pack 1 Freight Type_Van BR J69 68619 was the

BR J69 68619 was the ‘celebrity’ Buckjumper and undoubtedly the most photographed member of the class

Once conversion was completed the newly registered 66793 was transferred to the paint shop at Eastleigh before being unveiled during March 2021 in its British Rail inspired

on the north bank of the River Tyne

CIÉ required wagons capable of handling this new type of freight

CIE Bulleid Bulk Grain Wagon - Brown (CIE Roundel era) - Pack 1 Freight Type_Van BR J69 68619 was theCI embarked on a programme of rolling stock renewal beginning in the early 1950s, centring on Bulleids patented triangulated underframe construction. Among the more distinctive wagon types to appear was a series of bulk grain hoppers developed from the H Van design. These vehicles had a 12 ton capacity and augmented a fleet of earlier hopper wagons which had been constructed by the Great Southern Railways (GSR) in the 1930s and lasted in service until