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BR Newton & Chambers Car Carriers
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Built by Newton and Chambers in 1961, 14 vehicles were built (E96286 - E96299) and
remained unique at 60ft over headstocks (64’ 1” over buffers) with unique 6’ 9”
Wheelbase bogies. This view shows NVV E96288 at Kings Cross on the 2nd of June 1981.
They were designed to carry 6 cars, 2 in a well between the bogies, and 4 on
the upper deck with a maximum load of 12 tons. These vehicles would normally only
be found on Anglo Scottish trains, originating in later years at Kings Cross, even
though they were fitted and registered to UIC standards to work onto the continent.
The vehicles were vacuum braked and steam piped from new, and by 1976 the following
were noted with through ETH - E96290, E96297, E96298, E96299E.
Most, if not all, were fitted with through ETH by 1982, when the
mark 3 sleeping coaches were introduced.
Originally the livery was lined maroon with grey roof, black and maroon ends and lettered
EASTERN REGION CAR TRANSPORTER along the side.
They later carried the corporate blue & grey livery and were branded Motorail.
Originally coded TCV under TOPS, they later became NVV, and finaly NVX.
Their main use was on the overnight Scottish sleeper trains, and this resulted them
being converted to dual braking.
By 1986 only 5 vehicles were left in service, E96290, E96291, E96294, E96295, and
E96299E - all dual braked, steam piped, and through ETH wired.
Bradford Barton 'BR Diesels in Action 3' shows 4 of these vehicles in the 12.40
Newton Abbot to Sheffield 'Motorailer' train at Dawlish in 1971, the rest of the
train being made up of mark 1 coaches.
