Apart from the SR emus, this was undoubtedly my favourite exhibit at Locomotion. It is a wonderfully restored and fascinating horse box just dripping with interest. It is numbered S96369 and gold lettering which can just be seen in this image, reads NOT TO WORK BETWEEN TONBRIDGE and BATTLE. This was, presumably, because of the loading gauge on this route on which, you will recall, the specially built Hastings line DMUs of the 60s and 70s had a reduced width. The kind of thing which makes good museums what they are is the label, featured in the next photograph, which explains how this vehicle coped with horses urine!
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