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Dapol 4F-037-107

Conflat & Container Bolingbroke 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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Prototype information

Dapol's weathered Conflat & Container Bolingbroke model is a highly detailed OO gauge model. The model has a weathered finish and measures 82mm in length, 33mm in width, and 48mm in height. It has a minimum recommended radius curve of Radius 1.

This model represents a type of wagon commonly used by the railway companies of the Big Four era, which includes the LNER, LMS, GWR, and SR. The conflat wagons were designed for carrying containers, allowing for door-to-door deliveries via multiple modes of transport without the need for goods to be handled at each stage.

The model features a highly detailed body and chassis, with profiled wheels and a complete separate container. It has superbly printed livery and details, as well as NEM pockets with self-centring couplings. The model is built to represent a wagon that was built by the GWR at Swindon Works, and is typical of those constructed by British Railways after nationalisation.