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EFE Rail E87058

GWR 10T 'Bloater A' Fish Van GWR Brown (GW)

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Prototype Era
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping

Manufacturer description

The GWR ‘Bloater’ vans were built for fish traffic from 1916 onwards, to replace an ageing fleet of older designs used to transport fish. Due to the nature of the cargo, the vans were reserved solely for fish traffic and worked mainly from the major fishing ports in Cornwall and Pembrokeshire. Classed as Non-Passenger-Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS), the vans were through-piped for steam heating and were rated to run at express speeds with passenger trains. Three variants of the ‘Bloater’ are covered by these all-new EFE Rail models – the Diagram S8, S9 and S10. Within these diagrams could be found vans fitted with vacuum brakes and those fitted with both vacuum and Westinghouse air brakes – the latter were coded ‘Bloater A’, but by the early-1930s these had seen their air brakes removed and were recoded to ‘Bloater’.

Longer than a standard goods van, the ‘Bloaters’ sported three pairs of doors on each side and the first, the Diagram S8s as depicted by this model which represents a ‘Bloater A’, had louvres in the body sides and ends. Gas lighting was fitted to aid loading in the dark and the gas light tops can be seen modelled on the roof, with the gas cylinder mounted below the solebar. The detailed underframe features brake gear and pipe runs, whilst footboards are separately fitted to each side of the van and metal spoked wheelsets are employed. At either end can be found sprung buffers, along with tension lock couplings which are mounted to a close-coupling mechanism via NEM pockets.

 

MODEL FEATURES:

• EFE Rail OO Scale
• Era 2
• Pristine GWR Brown (GW) Livery
• Running No. 2123
• Sprung Buffers
• Accessory Pack
• NEM Coupling Pockets
• Close Coupling Mechanisms
• Length 128mm

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Prototype information

The EFE Rail model of a Great Western Railway 10T 'Bloater A' Fish Van is a representation of a van built by the GWR for fish traffic from 1916 onwards. The model features the GWR brown livery and is classified as a Great Western Railway 10T 'Bloater' Fish Van. It is modelled as a 'Bloater A' variant, which had Westinghouse air brakes, but these were later removed and the vans were recoded to 'Bloater' in the early 1930s.

The model is 128mm in length and is designed for OO scale model railways. It features a through-piped steam heating system and is rated to run at express speeds with passenger trains. The van has three pairs of doors on each side, louvres in the body sides and ends, and gas lighting to aid loading in the dark. The underframe is detailed with brake gear and pipe runs, and the footboards are separately fitted to each side of the van.

The model includes sprung buffers, NEM coupling pockets, and close-coupling mechanisms. It is finished in pristine condition and comes with a running number of 2123. The model is suitable for Era 2, which represents the period before nationalisation of the railways in 1948.