avelingdave

Maybe I should move this thing on! The more I read the more I realise that this is not my field. I only brought it because it looked interesting and would go well behind the engine.

Thanks for posting the pictures of the Duxford body. I was looking at mine the other day and wondering what the upright post was for. Now I know. I will try to sort out the photo of the makers plate. The sides are hinged in the middle in fact it is identical to the Duxford one from what I can tell. The colour even looks right given that it has faded over the years. Mine has a door at the back instead of a tail gate. I also found the remains of the ladder whilst clearing out the back.

The diff is still in the axle and it has only a small amount of play in it!

Hello all, this will be my first post on this forum. As you might guess from the user name I am a steam bloke.

Very interested in this thread, are these workshop bodies rare as I have one up the yard in good condition (as found). It has a build date of 1918 on the Leyland plate and body number E 86. The chassis with it is not original and has been chucked under at some point. The back wheels on the chassis are the Y spoke pattern, which to me look Foden, but it can't be a steamer as the chassis is not strong enough and it has a worm diff on it.

Any ideas?