12 ton closed van
Prototype
Design and manufacture
To BR Diagram 208 (over 19,000 were built)
Operating company/organisation
British Railways (the liveries on the Lima models are invented)
Years of operation
1951 - c.1975, but the design is based on one from the early 1900s
Model
Manufacturer
Lima
Catalogue numbers
SR 3170; Castrol GTX 3169; Fyffes 3168; Ford 3160; Tate+Lyle 3156; LMS 3157
Construction
Assembled. Plastic with some metal fittings.
Couplers: continental loop-type, press-fitted to chassis on a
swivel mount. For Kadee replacements use long centre shank
types.
Wheelsets: axle length 24.5mm, wheel diameter 11.5mm. (See replacement.)
Availability
Produced between 1975 and 1976.
Decals
Cambridge
Custom Transfers
- Sheet BL49 BR-built banana vans
Suppliers
See Buying second-hand.