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Dapol 4F-037-007

Conflat & Container GWR K-1674

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

Containers and the special wooden decked conflat wagons used to convey them were produced in great numbers by all four of the railway companies. They allowed door to door deliveries via road, rail and road again without the requirement for the goods to be handled at each leg.

In the main they were used for furniture removal, although some were modified to be used with ice as refrigerated containers. Post nationalisation BR built over 20,000 conflat wagons and these continued into service until the arrival of the modern standard ISO containers in the 1960s.

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Prototype information

The Dapol Conflat & Container GWR K‑1674 is a 4‑wheel wagon model measuring 82 mm in length, 33 mm in width and 48 mm in height. It is finished in pristine GWR grey livery and is capable of navigating a minimum radius curve of 1. The model bears the British Railways manufacturer part number 4F‑037‑007 and represents the era of the Big Four railway companies – LNER, LMS, GWR and SR. It is reproduced from the original design built at GWR Swindon Works.

Conflat wagons with wooden decks were produced in large numbers by all four pre‑nationalisation companies to transport containers for door‑to‑door deliveries without handling the goods at each stage. While primarily used for furniture removal, some were adapted for refrigerated transport of ice. After nationalisation, British Railways built over 20 000 such wagons, which remained in service until the introduction of modern ISO containers in the 1960s.