OR76BAN003B Great Eastern Banana Van LNER (post 1937) 632920 option-set-105 Late (angled) stepwell gussets

Late (angled) stepwell gussets

more than 41

Straight Platform: 108mm x 48mm x 14mm approx

including the representation of algae on the sturdy stone sea-battered walls

Stanier’s Turbomotive

OR76BAN003B Great Eastern Banana Van LNER (post 1937) 632920 option-set-105 Late (angled) stepwell gussetsBuilt 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