N Gauge Blue Spot Fish Vans

Prototype

Until relatively recently with the advent of fast refrigerated road transport, rail was popular for the efficient and fast transportation of fish. It was this ability of rail to deliver fresh fish over great distances that enabled Grimsby to become the world’s largest fishing port. Post nationalisation, British Rail adopted a LNER design of fish van, where the fish was pre-packed in ice and transported in an specially insulated wagon, as its standard design of fish van. Several hundred of these fish vans were built by the Faverdale Wagon Works, near Darlington between 1954 and 1961 and, when in use, were generally painted all white with a blue spot. These vans were often seen in rakes of between 10 and 20 vans and were often pulled by the fast express locos of the time. 

Specifications

• Highly detailed body with rib and chassis detail finely moulded 
• Accurately applied livery 
• Profiled wheels 
• NEM pockets     

Proposed Liveries

• 2F-019-009 Blue Spot Fish Van White E879014 
• 2F-019-010 Blue Spot Fish Van White E87929 
• 2F-019-011 Blue Spot Fish Van Light Blue  E87785 
• 2F-019-012Ex Blue Spot Fish Van Bauxite  E88058 
• 2F-019-013Ex Blue Spot Fish Van Express Parcels  BR Rail Blue  E87142 
• 2F-019-014Ex Blue Spot Fish Van Express Parcels  BR Rail Blue  E87780 
• 2F-019-015Ex Blue Spot Fish Van Departmental Yellow W87674

Recommended Retail Price

Project Update

We have received and started to review decorated samples for the models planned for this production run. 

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