Dapol 4F-015-008
Fruit Mex Wagon BR B833359 Weathered
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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Manufacturer description
Due to changes in legislature, the transport of cattle and other livestock traditionally performed by rail was changed in a very short space of time to road. This resulted in large numbers of redundant cattle wagons. Many of these wagons were converted for alternative uses and one such was the Fruit Mex which was produced by adding slatted panels to the top section of the body of a standard GWR Mex B 8 ton cattle wagon.
In this form it was ideally suited to cope with the considerable amounts of fresh fruit traffic, particularly strawberries from the West Country and Vale of Evesham. These wagons carried the simple appellation ‘Fruit’ to identify them, and an identical build was also used to carry ale casks.
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Here is a summary of the Dapol BR Fruit Mex wagon model in neutral and factual language:
The Dapol BR Fruit Mex wagon model is a OO gauge representation of a British Railways wagon. The model is finished in weathered BR bauxite livery and is representative of the early crest period.
The Fruit Mex wagon was a converted version of the GWR Mex B 8 ton cattle wagon, designed to carry fresh fruit, particularly from the West Country and Vale of Evesham. The wagon was built by modifying the top section of the body with slatted panels.
The Dapol model features a highly detailed body and chassis, with profiled wheels and superbly printed livery and details. The model includes NEM pockets with self-centring couplings for easy coupling and uncoupling.
The wagon's dimensions are 88mm in length, 33mm in width, and 48mm in height.