OR76BAN003C Great Eastern Banana Van LNER (post 1937) 632898 Brand_Wills-Kits Length 190mm

Length 190mm

aggressive design and bold livery of the real car

open or plated coal rails

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OR76BAN003C Great Eastern Banana Van LNER (post 1937) 632898 Brand_Wills-Kits Length 190mmBuilt in 1923 by the newly formed LNER, the GER Diagram 85 banana vans were built to transport imported bananas under carefully controlled conditions. Based on a Great Eastern Railway goods van, these vans featured vacuum brakes, steam heating, and thick insulation to keep the fruit at a stable 57F from dockside to distribution centres like Stratford Market in East London. Only 100 were constructed, numbered 632822632921. Some were later loaned to the