Talk:BR 993876 'Shark' Ballast Plough Brake

I don't have a definitive reference for the build details for 993876 that I've added; however Paul Bartlett's gallery includes various Sharks with numbers either side of 993876, all of which fall into the same BRCW batch. Our other Shark 993898 was also part of that batch as per the RHR Wagon Survey. If anyone gets a chance to inspect the maker's plate and confirm this, it would be appreciated. --Robin (talk) 21:24, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

I saw on Facebook comments from Phil Swallow and ANOther that this van is air braked and has more modern roller bearings than the existing Shark, but I know nothing more I'm afraid--Patrick Hearn (talk) 11:27, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

Sister 993875 is numbered just before ours and is here http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7230. Incidentally the SRPS van DB993771 "is based on an LMSR design [Oyster], which in turn was derived from a CR design". This is repeated on other railways' sites. There apparently is a book " brake vans and ballast ploughs" ISBN 0 902 835 165 published by HMRS and written by Eric Gent