OR76BAN002C Great Eastern Banana Van BR E632916 Buildings suitable for young Thomas &

suitable for young Thomas & Friends(TM) fans

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followed soon after by Diagram 1408 vans which featured hinged doors rather than sliding – this allowed the van body to be slightly wider

The DT602D is our top-of-the-line

90028 was named ‘Sir William McApline’ by DB Cargo on 11th January 2019 at the National Railway Museum in York

OR76BAN002C Great Eastern Banana Van BR E632916 Buildings suitable for young Thomas &Built 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