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Prototype Eras
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1957 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Manufacturer description
PROTOTYPEIn the nineteenth century, milk was supplied to urban areas mainly by cows kept in urban herds even in the largest metropolitan areas such as London. These cows were kept in cramped, unsanitary conditions and in 1865 a cow plague swept London resulting in the extermination of all urban herds. Express Dairies grew from this moment on and was instrumental in bringing in milk from the country into the towns and cities.
The founder and chairman of Express Dairies, George Barham invented the milk churn which was the principal way of transporting milk until the 1930s at which time the growing demand and the advancement of sheet metal rolling techniques lead to the development of cylindrical bulk handling milk tanks. The first milk tanks had four wheels, but were found to be unstable at speed. However, a six wheel derivative was found to be very suitable and most of the earlier milk tankers were eventually converted.
MODEL
These model milk tank wagons are based on the six wheel derivative.
FEATURES
- Profiled wheels
- Accurately applied livery
- Highly detailed body moulding
- Separately added ladders and rails
- NEM pockets with self-centring couplings
MEASUREMENTS
- LENGTH OVER BUFFER 94mm
- WIDTH 33mm
- HEIGHT 48mm
Catalogue listing
Brand
Dapol
Product Code
4F-031-045
GTIN
5016927057602
RRP
£17.87
Model details
Livery
Unigate Creameries
Width
33mm
Height
48mm
Gauge
OO
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Minimum radius curve
Radius 1
Prototype information
Wheel arrangement
6-wheel
Built
1932 to 1948
Built by
Various
(Tanks owned by dairies & chassis by railway companies)
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