Name: Dapol 4F-015-015 OO Fruit Mex GWR 38215
Brand: Dapol
SKU: 4F-015-015
Price: 11.14 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

After changes in legislation regarding animal welfare and transport, many older style cattle wagons became redundant and alternative uses had to be found. The fruit Mex is one such wagon and are a derivation of the GWR cattle wagon the 8 ton Mex B with added top section side slat. panels This wagon was well suited to the carriage of the considerable amounts of fresh fruit, particularly strawberries from the West Country and the Vale of Evesham

The Dapol model of the fruit Mex wagon features:

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

Catalogue listing

Brand

Dapol

Product Code

4F-015-015

GTIN

5016927040895

RRP

£11.14

Model details

Gauge

Livery

GWR brown

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

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Dapol OO Fruit Mex GWR 38215 is an OO‑scale model of a Great Western Railway Fruit Mex wagon, produced by Dapol under the part number 4F-015-015. The model is finished in the traditional GWR brown livery and represents the period of the Big Four railway companies (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).

The real Fruit Mex wagon originated from the GWR 8‑ton Mex B cattle wagon, which was modified with an added top section and side slat panels to carry large quantities of fresh fruit, especially strawberries from the West Country and the Vale of Evesham. Changes in legislation concerning animal welfare and transport rendered many older cattle wagons redundant, leading to the conversion of some units into Fruit Mex wagons.

The Dapol model includes highly detailed body moulding, profiled wheels, NEM pockets with self‑centering couplings, and accurately applied GWR brown livery. It is intended for use on OO‑gauge layouts depicting the early to mid‑20th‑century railway era.