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Dapol 4F-020-034

Cattle Wagon BR B893325 Weathered

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI/AI images rather than photographs

Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description

Previous version pictured, will be updated on release

Cattle wagons were the first of the specialised wagons to be produced and reference to their manufacture and use has been established as far back as 1848. Cattle wagons were made in large numbers by all four of the pre-nationalisation rail companies and were a very common sight on rail systems until their use was eclipsed by road freight vehicles.

Once road freight was established as the prime method of transporting livestock many of these cattle wagons were either destroyed as unusable for anything else, or the more lightly soiled examples were converted quite commonly into ale vans for the transport of beer.

MODEL
These model Cattle wagons are based on a GWR design, of which over 1300 were built and only a few survive into preservation.

FEATURES

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

MEASUREMENTS

• LENGTH OVER BUFFER 88mm
• WIDTH 33mm
• HEIGHT 49mm

Catalogue listing

Model details

Dapol Cattle Wagon BR B893325 is a weathered model in BR bauxite livery, produced for the OO gauge. It carries the manufacturer part number 4F-020-034 and represents the early British Railways crest period. The minimum curve radius for the model is specified as radius 1.

Cattle wagons were first built in large numbers from 1848 and were used by all four pre‑nationalisation railway companies. They remained common on the rail network until road freight displaced them, after which many were destroyed or converted into ale vans for beer transport.

The model is based on a Great Western Railway design of which more than 1300 were originally built; only a few survive in preservation. It features profiled wheels, fine printed livery, self‑centring NEM pockets and a highly detailed moulded body.

Measurements are 88mm in length over buffer, 33mm in width and 49mm in height.