OR76BAN003B Great Eastern Banana Van LNER (post 1937) 632920 option-set-105 Stanier’s Turbomotive

Stanier’s Turbomotive

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bringing an authentic feel  to a model that would look good in any railway yard of the period

OR76BAN003B Great Eastern Banana Van LNER (post 1937) 632920 option-set-105 Stanier’s TurbomotiveBuilt 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