Van fit what you may ask?
Dapol's "B537" Van Fit, when was this introduced to the BR era? Is it suitable for around 1950- 1960? Or is a later wagon?
Van Fit
Aug 25, 2004
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I'm certainly not the world's leading wagon expert, but that looks like one of the former insulated fish vans which were coverted to 'normal' vans in the late '60s.
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wagon on the Eastern Region ,IIRC. Brian
It is certainly not appropriate for 1950-1960, because it has a boxed data panel on the wagon side. These were not introduced until well after 1960 IIRC. Prior to that there was just basic data on a black background.
Not sure if the black background was often used on bauxite wagons, though - I think letters and numbers were applied directly in the vast majority of cases. Grey (unfitted) wagons, on the other hand, always had the black background.
David E. Belcher
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