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Dapol 4F-060-012

Dutch Grampus DB988532 Weathered

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Prototype Eras
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

The grampus wagon was the principal open wagon for the engineering departments of BR from the early 1950s to the early 1980s. The wagon design itself was extremely versatile with drop down sides and removable end planks. It was used for moving everything from engineering supplies to ballast and sleepers and even signal posts, which could be carried on overlapping wagons by removing the end planks.

Nearly 4800 wagons were built between 1951 and 1961 across several design variations and were used by all regions of BR. They were finally decommissioned to make way for sturdier all steel open wagons which could withstand better the heavy usage of the more modern civil engineering machinery.

MODEL
These model IKA Megafret wagons are highly detailed and will be a great addition to your rolling stock.

FEATURES

• Profiled wheels
• Accurately applied livery
• NEM pockets with self-centring couplers
• Finely moulded body and chassis with two design variations

MEASUREMENTS

• LENGTH OVER BUFFER 100mm
• WIDTH 33mm
• HEIGHT 27mm

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Dapol Dutch Grampus DB988532 is a 4‑wheel OO‑scale model of the British Rail Grampus open wagon, finished in a weathered Civil Engineers Dutch livery. The model measures 100 mm in length over buffers, 33 mm in width and 27 mm in height, and is equipped with NEM/Tension‑lock couplings and self‑centering couplers in the NEM pockets.

The original Grampus wagon was built by British Rail between 1 January 1951 and 31 December 1959 and served the civil engineering departments of the railway until the early 1980s. Nearly 4 800 examples were produced, featuring drop‑down sides and removable end planks that allowed the carriage of engineering supplies, ballast, sleepers and even signal posts. The design was widely used across all British Rail regions before being superseded by all‑steel open wagons.

The Dapol model, part number 4F‑060‑012, accurately reproduces the prototype with profiled wheels, finely moulded body and chassis, and a correctly applied Civil Engineers Dutch livery representing the British Rail Blue (TOPS) period. It is presented as a highly detailed addition to OO‑scale rolling stock collections.