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Dapol A011

Fruit Van Unpainted

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

Manufacturer description

Fruit D wagons were large ventilated wooden bodied vans designed for the fast and efficient transportation of fruit. They were first constructed in the 1930s for GWR use and later (early 1950s) a batch was commissioned by BR. The vans themselves had three large double side doors to enable easy loading and unloading and were usually seen as part of passenger or fast goods trains.

Often when out of the fruit season, these vans were also used as parcel and luggage vans. As road transport took over as the principal means of conveying fruit, fruit D vans were modified and used as permanent parcel or stores vans and remained in service in t his way until the early 1980s.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Dapol
Product Code
A011
GTIN
5016927263942
RRP
£8.85
Release date
Q2 2023

Model details

Livery
Unpainted
Height
48mm
Width
33mm
Finish
Pristine
Gauge
OO
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

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Dapol Fruit Van Unpainted is an OO gauge model of a British Railways Early Crest fruit wagon. The model measures 82 mm in length, 33 mm in width and 48 mm in height, and is supplied in an unpainted, pristine finish. It carries the manufacturer part number A011 and is intended to represent the original wooden, ventilated vans used for fruit transport.

Fruit D wagons were large, ventilated wooden vans built in the 1930s for the Great Western Railway and later, in the early 1950s, a batch was commissioned by British Railways. They featured three large double side doors to facilitate rapid loading and unloading and were normally seen on passenger or fast goods services.

When fruit was out of season the vans were often repurposed as parcel or luggage vans. As road haulage increasingly took over the fruit trade, many Fruit D wagons were permanently converted to parcel or stores use and remained in operation in this role until the early 1980s.

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