Description
Dapol Wagons - Ex Blue Spot Fish Van BR Rail Blue
Wagon running number: E87142
Until relatively recently with the advent of fast refrigerated road transport, rail was popular for the efficient and fast transportation of fish. It was
this ability of rail to deliver fresh fish over great distances that enabled Grimsby to become the world’s largest fishing port. Post nationalisation,
British Rail adopted a LNER design of fish van, where the fish was pre-packed in ice and transported in a specially insulated wagon, as its
standard design of fish van. Several hundred of these fish vans were built by the Faverdale Wagon Works, near Darlington between 1954 and
1961 and, when in use, were generally painted all white with a blue spot. These vans were often seen in rakes of between 10 and 20 vans and
were often pulled by the fast express locos of the time. This time round we are offering a selection of alternate liveries as well as the usual ones
The Dapol model features:
• Highly detailed body with rib and chassis detail finely moulded
• Accurately applied livery
• Profiled wheels
• NEM pockets
ERA 4 - 7
