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Bachmann 38-387A

LNER 12T Ventilated Fruit Van LNER Bauxite

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

Britain’s railways were developed primarily to move freight and the early railway companies employed vans of many different designs to transport goods and merchandise that required covered transport. Each railway company had its own designs, some of which were intended for specific traffic like this Fruit Van built by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). The fruit vans sported louvres at each end and ventilators on the roof to allow fresh air to circulate within, keeping fruit fresh during its journey.

 

This Branchline models depicts one of those wooden bodied vans and the planked body is replicated with fine engraving, with precision moulding to capture every detail of the sliding doors and their mechanism, topped off with a separately fitted metal door handle. On the roof, the six ventilators are each moulded in full relief before being added individually, the central pair being offset as per the prototype.

 

The chassis employs metal wheelsets of the 3-hole disc variety around which safety loops are added from formed metal wire, whilst the brakes, brake handles and associated gear is all included. Representing a van fitted with vacuum brakes, the brake cylinder is mounted underneath the wagon and brake pipes are fitted to each bufferbeam alongside metal buffer heads cosmetic coupling hooks.

 

MODEL FEATURES:

• Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
• Era 3
• Pristine LNER Bauxite livery
• Running No. 222828
• NEM Coupling Pockets
• Length 90mm (over couplings)

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Bachmann Branchline OO scale model of a London and North Eastern Railway 12T ventilated fruit van, supplied as part number 38‑387A. The model represents the Big Four era of British railways, when each company operated its own specialised freight wagons.

The wooden‑bodied van is reproduced with engraved planking, sliding doors with separate metal handles and six roof ventilators modelled in full relief, the central pair offset to match the prototype. The chassis uses metal three‑hole disc wheelsets, safety loops formed from wire, and includes vacuum brake equipment, brake cylinders, brake pipes on each buffer beam, metal buffer heads and cosmetic coupling hooks.

Key specifications: Bachmann Branchline OO scale, Era 3, LNER Bauxite livery, running number 222828, NEM coupling pockets, length 90 mm over couplings.