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2 unusual facts about British Railway Milk Tank Wagon


British Railway Milk Tank Wagon

Unhappy with the image of the faded and dirty liveries, Unigate applied St Ivel-style painting to some of its wagons, with 50/50 split top/bottom of white top and orange bottom to the tank, and blue St Ivel logo to one end.

Puxton

Puxton was a railhead for the milk trains of the London Co-operative Society, who built a creamery next to the station, which was served by its own private siding.


Finchley Central tube station

Close to the station on the north side United Dairies had a large creamery and milk bottling plant, which was provided with a siding and access to an unloading dock for milk trains.

Holt Junction railway station

Taken over by Nestlé, milk trains were dispatched via the GWR and latterly British Railways to London on a daily basis.

London Co-operative Society

It had creamerys located at various places in the West Country, including Puxton, Somerset which served as a regional railhead, product from which was transported via milk trains to the main London creamery and distribution point at West Ealing.

West Ealing railway station

The station was located next to the London Co-operative Societies main creamery, and so was equipped with a dedicated milk train platform.


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