Name: Dapol 4F-016-048 Banana Van NE 158621 - Weathered
Brand: Dapol
SKU: 4F-016-048
Price: 13.65 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

To meet the rapid rise in demand for bananas shipped in from the Caribbean, especially constructed steam heated banana vans were manufactured with plywood cladding and insulated bodies that allowed bananas to be shipped in green and ripened en-route.

The Dapol model of the banana van is of a later 1950’s built variant that was steam piped allowing the easy running of interconnected block trains.

FEATURES

Highly detailed moulded body
Self-centring NEM pockets
Profiled wheels
Fine printed livery

Catalogue listing

Brand

Dapol

Product Code

4F-016-048

GTIN

5016927048976

RRP

£13.65

Release date

TBA

Model details

Finish

Weathered

Gauge

Livery

LNER grey

Minimum radius curve

Radius 1

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Minimum radius

Radius 1

Coupling type

Peco style

Coupling mount

Fixed

Chassis construction

Diecast

Tooling date

1995

Prototype information

Wheel configuration

4-wheel

Build dates

1959 to 1960

Builder

BR Wolverton Works

Type of vehicle

Insulated box van

In service until

1970s

Main duties

Banana Transport
Barrier Vehicles

Operated by

British Railways

Operator

British Railways

Wheel arrangement

4-wheel

Built

1959 to 1960

Built by

BR Wolverton Works

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Dapol Banana Van NE 158621 is a weathered‑finished OO‑scale model of a British Railways steam‑heated banana van. The locomotive is livery‑finished in LNER grey, with a four‑wheel arrangement and a minimum curve radius of 1. It replicates a van built at BR Wolverton Works between 1959 and 1960, and carries the manufacturer part number 4F‑016‑048.

The original vans were constructed with plywood cladding and insulated bodies to transport bananas from the Caribbean, allowing the fruit to be shipped green and to ripen during the journey. The Dapol model represents a later 1950s variant that was steam‑piped for the easy operation of interconnected block trains, and it depicts the era of the Big Four railway companies (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).

Features of the model include a highly detailed moulded body, self‑centring NEM pockets, profiled wheels and fine printed livery.