7F-066-005 GW Standard 12T Vanfit BR Western Bauxite W145570 O Gauge 57xx Pannier Spare Sprung metal buffers

Sprung metal buffers

panels This wagon was well suited to the carriage of the considerable amounts of fresh fruit

Smooth operating worm driven motor tested to 30

Removable cab roof held in place with magnets to allow easy crew insertion

Directional lights and head code lighting

7F-066-005 GW Standard 12T Vanfit BR Western Bauxite W145570 O Gauge 57xx Pannier Spare Sprung metal buffersThe adoption of the RCH 17 6 underframe for the 12 Ton van in1927 coincided with a change in door design to vertical planking, and after 1932 the 10 0 wheelbase was used, which the Dapol models replicate. Between 1933 and 1943 more than 8,500 vans were built both Vacuum and non vacuum fitted to Diagram V23 V24 with a further 265 constructed between 1935 and 1939 to Diagram V26 code named Parto (With internal partitions to protect loads from damage).