Description
B sets consisted of two permanently coupled non-gangwayed brake composites with the brake ends outermost. They were used for branch services and cross-country stopping trains and could be found almost anywhere on the GWR and BR (WR) system. Most sets to this diagram were based in Bristol and South Wales and worked branches such as Minehead, Yeovil, Chard, Barnstaple, Ilfracombe and Torrington, some of these having journeys of up to 50 miles. They were also used on main line stopping trains and it was not unusual for them to be hauled by a big engine (even a King) on a running in turn.
