OR76BAN002C Great Eastern Banana Van BR E632916 Brand_Oxford-Diecast Original gift idea

Original gift idea

The majority of the Class have carried names whilst in service and the 90s have appeared a variety of other post-Privatisation liveries such as GNER

for release in batches of two variants at a time over future Heljan production runs

that convinced them that a development of their 50550 class was the way forward

flown by the legendary flying ace Manfred von Richthofen

OR76BAN002C Great Eastern Banana Van BR E632916 Brand_Oxford-Diecast Original gift ideaBuilt 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