963006 LMS Iron Ore Hopper - LMS (post-36) No.691268 Military and whilst it was claimed

and whilst it was claimed he simply chose to ignore the order

F17 - Unfitted Freight Mode

500 cars in a reefer configuration designated as the R7

it returned to operation on Kings Cross to Leeds and Bradford trains

963006 LMS Iron Ore Hopper - LMS (post-36) No.691268 Military and whilst it was claimedConstructed between the early 1920s and mid 1930s the LMS produced numerous Iron Ore Hoppers using a variety of diagram numbers, however, for the most part, they looked identical. Built by several contractors the diagram 1893, 1894, 1941, and 1942s only differed with the steel that was used to construct them and a handful of buffer varieties. With a carrying capacity of 20 tons, the Iron Ore wagons were used for carrying a plethora of raw materials