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Dapol 4F-032-003

Rectangular Tank BR

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

Manufacturer description

Rectangular tanks were a common sight in the latter part of the 19th century and up to the early 1930’s servicing Britain’s booming chemical industry and conveying tar by-products from the numerous municipal gas works found in every larger town and city. By the early 1930s metal forming technology had progressed to the point were accurate curved forms could be re-produced enabling cylindrical tanks to be produced, making the less efficient rectangular tank obsolete.

 

The Dapol model of the rectangular tank features:

 

•           Highly detailed body moulding

•           Profiled wheels

•           NEM pockets with self centring couplings

•           Accurately applied livery

Catalogue listing

Model details

The Dapol Rectangular Tank BR is a OO gauge model representing a British Railways early crest rectangular water tank. It is finished in plain black livery and carries the manufacturer part number 4F-032-003. The model is suited to a minimum radius curve of 1 and uses NEM pockets with tension‑lock self‑centering couplings.

Key features of the model include a highly detailed moulded body, profiled wheels and accurately applied black livery. The rectangular tank design reflects the type of tank used in Britain from the late 19th century until the early 1930s, when advances in metal forming allowed the adoption of more efficient cylindrical tanks.