GR582A 4 Wheel Ffestiniog Railway Quarryman Brake Van, Double Balcony 1920s Green No.7 Star Wars Here we see it decorated

Here we see it decorated in the bright blue and white colour scheme of Maritime Transport with black reach stacker mechanism

After a short training trip

Split-centre

950 of these brake vans (diagram 1657) were built in 1927-1931

These specially reinforced ARP (Air Raid Precautions) signal boxes featured substantial construction

GR582A 4 Wheel Ffestiniog Railway Quarryman Brake Van, Double Balcony 1920s Green No.7 Star Wars Here we see it decoratedThe Ffestiniog Railway had a couple of double balcony brake vans to use on goods trains. One of them was used by preservationists until 1963. A replica was built in 1998 and initially given lettering in the style of van 1 in preservation use (available as GR580A). Around 2016, the lettering was changed during a repaint to the style seen from the 1920s.