200 12 ton Diagram Y8 Fruit vans of Lot 1270 were built in 1937-8 for the Guernsey tomato traffic, and classed ‘Fruit A’, with more than 16,000 tons per year shipped from Weymouth to London
Features
- Die-cast compensated chassis
- Finely profiled wheels and axles with brass bearing pockets
- Highly detailed injection moulded body
- Many separately added fine details
- Sprung metal buffers
- Sprung metal coupling hook and Instanter or screw link couplings where appropriate
- Expertly applied liveries
- Vans are Vacuum Fitted