Name: Dapol 4F-021-027 Box Van BR 753840
Brand: Dapol
SKU: 4F-021-027
Price: 11.51 GBP

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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

PROTOTYPE

Box vans were the workhorses of the early freight industry, moving general merchandise and perishable goods and thousands were built over several designs and over a large time period.

The Southern Railway style box van had distinctive vents and a wrap over roof profile. It was built at Ashford during the years of the World War II and vans were sold to other rail operators such as GWR and LMS. The wagon continued into service into the 1960s under BR.

MODEL

These model Box vans are based on the Southern Railway style box.

FEATURES

Profiled wheels
Fine printed livery
Highly detailed moulded body
NEM pockets with self-centring couplings

Catalogue listing

Brand

Dapol

Product Code

4F-021-027

GTIN

5016927049096

RRP

£11.51

Release date

TBA

Model details

Gauge

Livery

BR grey

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Tooling date

2005

Prototype information

Type of vehicle

Goods Van

Builder

Various Builders

Build dates

1936 to 1938

Wheel configuration

4-wheel

In service until

1960s

Main duties

Goods Transport

Operated by

Southern Railway
British Railways

Wheel arrangement

4-wheel

Built

1936 to 1938

Built by

Various Builders

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Dapol Box Van BR 753840 is an OO gauge model of a British Railways box van in the BR grey livery. The prototype was built by various manufacturers between 1936 and 1938 and represents the early British Railways crest period.

The original Southern Railway style vans featured distinctive vents and a wrapped roof profile and were constructed at Ashford during the Second World War. Over 1 000 of these vans were produced and they were later sold to other operators such as the Great Western Railway and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, remaining in service with British Railways into the 1960s.

The model includes profiled wheels, fine printed livery, a highly detailed moulded body and NEM pockets equipped with self‑centring couplings. The part number is 4F‑021‑027.

Dapol 4F-021-027

Box Van BR 753840