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Dapol A022

Rectangular Tank Unpainted

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

Manufacturer description

Rectangular tanks were a very common sight in the latter part of the 1800s and up to 1930, serving Britain’s booming chemical industry and in conveying tar by-products from the numerous municipal gas works found in every large town and city. Their rectangular shape was dictated by the metal forming technology of the day, where only at sheets were available, which were simply riveted together.

At the end of the 1920s the development of the ability to accurately roll plate, enabled safer cylindrical tanks to be manufactured and rectangular tanks became obsolete.

Catalogue listing

Model details

The Dapol Unpainted Rectangular Tank Wagon is a model railway wagon designed to represent those used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The model is 73mm in length, 33mm in width, and 31mm in height.

The rectangular tank wagon was a common sight in Britain during this period, used to transport chemicals and tar by-products from gas works in towns and cities. The use of rectangular tanks was dictated by the metal forming technology of the time, where only flat sheets were available.

The model features a highly detailed body, profiled wheels, and NEM pockets with self-centring couplings. The model is suitable for use on curves with a minimum radius of 1:32.

The model is designed to represent the Big Four railway companies, which included the LNER, LMS, GWR, and SR, during their respective periods of operation.