EFE Rail E87059 OO Gauge GWR 10 Ton Bloater Fish Van GWR Brown Shirtbutton

Name: Cheltenham Model Centre
Telephone: +44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644

Product Code: E87059

Manufacturer Number: E87059
Condition: New
Category: Model Railways, Wagons
Brand: EFE Rail
Range: Bachmann Summer 2024
Era: Era 3: The Big Four 1923 - 1947
Livery: GW Brown
Scale: 1:76
Gauge: OO

£25.46

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The GWR 'Bloater' vans were built for fish traffic from 1916 onwards, to replace an ageing fleet of older designs used to transport fish. Due to the nature of the cargo, the vans were reserved solely for fish traffic and worked mainly from the major fishing ports in Cornwall and Pembrokeshire. Classed as Non-Passenger-Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS), the vans were through-piped for steam heating and were rated to run at express speeds with passenger trains. Three variants of the 'Bloater' are covered by these all-new EFE Rail models - the Diagram S8, S9 and S10. Within these diagrams could be found vans fitted with vacuum brakes and those fitted with both vacuum and Westinghouse air brakes - the latter were coded 'Bloater A', but by the early-1930s these had seen their air brakes removed and were recoded to 'Bloater'.

Longer than a standard goods van, the #Bloaters# sported three pairs of doors on each side and the first, the Diagram S8s, had louvres in the body sides and ends and these were followed by the S9s which were the same except for the addition of shell roof ventilators. For the Diagram S10 the GWR did away with the side and end louvres and this model depicts one such S10, albeit in later life without the roof ventilators it would have been built with. The detailed underframe features brake gear and pipe runs, whilst footboards are separately fitted to each side of the van and metal spoked wheelsets are employed. At either end can be found sprung buffers, along with tension lock couplings which are mounted to a close-coupling mechanism via NEM pockets.

- Sprung Buffers
- Accessory Pack
- NEM Coupling Pockets
- Close Coupling Mechanisms
- Length 128mm

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We have been in business for over 40 with the shop located in a few different places around the town in that time. We are now located at the Eastern end of Cheltenham High Street.

As well as stocking the latest plastic kit, diecast and model railway releases we have a big selection of slot cars and modelling tools.

We are able to carry out repairs on radio control cars & model railway locos, including DCC & DCC Sound fitting.

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Cheltenham Model Centre

39 High Street
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1DX
England

+44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644
sales@cheltenhammodelcentre.com

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