4F-011-163 OO Gauge Ventilated Van Christmas Pudding Ale Weathered N Gauge Class 153 spares a month short of their

a month short of their seventieth birthday

Post nationalisation BR continued to use them and they could be seen right up to the early 1980's

Built 1887 / 1888

Some of our Kitmaster tooling dates back to the late 1950’s and is a real testament to how good the tool makers in this country were back then

000 22 ton hopper wagons to Diagram 161 in 1949

4F-011-163 OO Gauge Ventilated Van Christmas Pudding Ale Weathered N Gauge Class 153 spares a month short of theirVentilated vans were the primary way of transporting perishable goods quickly and efficiently, yet maintaining goods in peak condition. All four pre nationalised companies had their own design of ventilated van, but shared the same principals of design; a wooden body with ventilators allowing a constant flow and circulation of fresh air around the cargo. Dapol have modelled two varieties; the GWR type with its wooden planked ends and the LMS type with