Dapol 4F-014-034
Fruit D Van BR Maroon W2027 Weathered
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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
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.
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Dapol Fruit D Van BR Maroon W2027 Weathered is a 128 mm long, 33 mm wide and 48 mm high model kit representing a British Railways (BR) early‑crest Fruit D wagon. The kit is finished in a weathered BR maroon livery and includes a NEM/Tension‑lock coupling. It is supplied under the manufacturer part number 4F‑014‑034 and is suitable for a minimum radius curve of 1.
Fruit D wagons were large, ventilated wooden vans built in the 1930s for the Great Western Railway and later, in the early 1950s, for British Railways. They featured three double side doors for rapid loading and unloading of fruit, and were typically routed with passenger or fast goods services. Outside the fruit season the vans were often employed as parcel or luggage vans.
As road haulage increasingly handled fruit transport, the Fruit D vans were converted to permanent parcel or stores vans and remained in operational use in that capacity until the early 1980s.