Three new O gauge vans announced by Dapol

All the vans will have the following features:

• Die-cast compensated chassis
• Finely profiled wheels and axles with brass bearing pockets
• Highly detailed injection moulded body
• Many separately added fine details
• Sprung metal buffers
• Sprung metal coupling hook and Instanter or screw link couplings where appropriate
• Expertly applied liveries
• Standard Vans also Vacuum fitted

LMS Standard 12T Van

Between 1935 & 1936 7,500 12 ton vans were constructed to Diagram D1897, Lots 823,824 & 825 being vacuum fitted whilst Lot 826, 838, 839 and 840 was unfitted. Further similar vehicles were built up to 1945. Many non-fitted Vans were subsequently fitted by BR with automatic vacuum brakes, the pipes however were ‘coach fashion’ and did not have the LMS ‘wagon type’ upright pipe..

Dapol are proposing to produce a total of three LMS Standard 12T Vans in the first production run.

    7F-065-001                 LMS Standard 12T Van Grey 505010
    7F-065-002                 LMS Standard 12T Van Bauxite 510289
    7F-065-003                 LMS Standard 12T Van Bauxite M508580

The recommended retail price of these models is £51.40

Great Western Standard 12T Van

The 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)

Dapol are proposing to produce a total of five Great Western Standard 12T Vans in the first production run. 

    7F-066-001                 Great Western Standard 12T Van Grey 123254

    7F-066-002                 Great Western Standard 12T Van Grey 123522
    7F-066-003                 Great Western Standard 12T Van Parto Grey 112788
    7F-066-004                 GW Standard 12T Van BR Western Grey W145580
    7F-066-005                 LMS Standard 12T Van Bauxite M508580

The recommended retail price of these models is £51.40

Great Western 12T Fruit A Van

200 12 ton Diagram Y8 Fruit vans of Lot 1270 were built in 1937-8 for the Guernsey tomato traffic, and classed ‘Fruit A’, with more than 16,000 tons per year shipped from Weymouth to London.

Dapol are proposing to produce a total of two Great Western 12T  Fruit A Vans in the first production run.

    7F-067-001                 Great Western Fruit A Van Grey 134149

    7F-067-002                 GW BR Western Fruit A Van Bauxite B143313

The recommended retail price of these models is £51.40