CIE Bulleid H Van - Grey (CIE Flying Snail era) -Unfitted-Pack 1 Wagon Type_Chaldron Unlike their cousins north of

Unlike their cousins north of the border

Designed as a heavy freight locomotive rather than a mixed traffic type

being delivered to the North Eastern Region Civil Engineer’s Department at Etherley Tip in Witton

High Performance traction

CIE Bulleid H Van - Grey (CIE Flying Snail era) -Unfitted-Pack 1 Wagon Type_Chaldron Unlike their cousins north ofThe programme of rolling stock production undertaken by Oliver Bulleid during his time as Chief Mechanical Engineer at Cors Iompair ireann (CI) in the 1950s contained a number of now iconic vehicles, among them being the humble H Van. With a 10ft wheelbase and 12 ton capacity, these unassuming vans became CIs standard covered wagon and they found their way to every point of the Irish railway network during their time in service, present in long rakes