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Dapol 4F-037-008

Conflat & Container GWR K-1674 Weathered

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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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Model details

Prototype information

The Dapol Conflat & Container GWR K-1674 model is a weathered representation of a GWR conflat wagon, complete with a separate container. The model features a highly detailed body and chassis, with profiled wheels and superbly printed livery and details.

This type of wagon was widely used for door-to-door deliveries of goods, such as furniture, and was also modified for refrigerated use. British Railways built over 20,000 conflat wagons after nationalisation, which continued in service until the introduction of modern ISO containers in the 1960s.

The model measures 82mm in length, 33mm in width, and 48mm in height, and has a minimum radius curve of Radius 1. It features NEM pockets with self-centring couplings, making it suitable for use on standard gauge model railways.