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Dapol 4F-031-137

6 Wheel Milk Tanker Primrose Dairy

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

Prototype Eras
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Fictitious Livery - Prototype eras are merely an indication of when this item may have run, if it really existed!

Manufacturer description

1:76 Scale model produced by Dapol. This model is ready-to-run and will make a great addition to any model railway collection.

Model Features

• 1:76 Scale Model
  
• Highly Detailed Model
  
• Pristine Paint Finish
  
• This model is best suited to 438mm radius curves
  
• This model is if fitted with Yes style couplings

Details

The British railway milk tank wagon was a specialised freight vehicle used from the early 1930s until the late 1960s to transport raw milk from rural dairies to urban creameries and processing plants. Milk trains became a familiar feature of the UK rail network as railways moved away from milk churns to bulk cylindrical tank designs mounted on railway underframes, improving hygiene and speed of delivery. Early wagons were two-axle, but these were soon replaced by more stable three-axle designs with internal baffles to reduce sloshing at speed. Vacuum-braked throughout, milk tanks remained a striking and essential part of mid-20th-century British freight operations.

Catalogue listing

Dapol’s 6‑wheel milk tanker model represents a Primrose Dairy delivery vehicle. The casting is in the traditional 4‑mm scale used for model railways, with detailed livery and fittings typical of a mid‑20th‑century dairy tanker.

The model is identified by the manufacturer part number 4F‑031‑137. No specific period is indicated for the vehicle’s era of operation.