Name: Dapol 4F-014-013 Fruit D Van GWR 2839
Brand: Dapol
SKU: 4F-014-013
Price: 21.32 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

Fruit D wagons were large ventilated wooden bodied vans designed for the fast and efficient transportation of fruit. They were first constructed in the 1930s for GWR use and later (early 1950s) a batch was commissioned by BR. The vans themselves had three large double side doors to enable easy loading and unloading and were usually seen as part of passenger or fast goods trains. Often when out of the fruit season, these vans were also used as parcel and luggage vans.

As road transport took over as the principal means of conveying fruit, fruit D vans were modified and used as permanent parcel or stores vans and remained in service in t his way until the early 1980s.

MODEL
These Fruit D Van wagons are highly detailed and will be a great addition to your rolling stock.

FEATURES

Profiled wheels
Accurately applied livery
Highly detailed body moulding
NEM pockets with self-centring couplings

MEASUREMENTS

LENGTH OVER BUFFER 128mm
WIDTH 33mm
HEIGHT 48mm

Catalogue listing

Brand

Dapol

Product Code

4F-014-013

GTIN

5016927019235

RRP

£21.32

Model details

Livery

GWR brown

Gauge

Minimum radius curve

Radius 1

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Tooling date

2008

Minimum radius

Radius 1

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

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Dapol Fruit D Van GWR 2839 is a 00 gauge model of the GWR Fruit D freight van. The model carries the GWR brown livery and bears the manufacturer part number 4F‑014‑013. It represents the period of the British “Big Four” railway companies (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR). The real vans were large, ventilated wooden‑bodied wagons introduced in the 1930s for the rapid transport of fruit, later used by British Railways in the early 1950s. They featured three double side doors for loading, were often attached to passenger or fast goods trains and, outside the fruit season, served as parcel or luggage vans. As road transport replaced rail for fruit, the vans were converted to permanent parcel or stores vans and remained in regular use until the early 1980s.

The Dapol model includes profiled wheels, accurately applied GWR brown livery and highly detailed body moulding. It is fitted with NEM pockets and self‑centring tension‑lock couplings. The dimensions are 128 mm in length over buffers, 33 mm in width and 48 mm in height. The model is suitable for collectors seeking a detailed representation of a Fruit D van for 00 gauge layouts.