OR76BAN002C Great Eastern Banana Van BR E632916 Brand_Oxford-Diecast 18ft in length

18ft in length

for release in batches of two variants at a time over future Heljan production runs

Original gift idea

flown by the legendary flying ace Manfred von Richthofen

The major drawback with the design however

OR76BAN002C Great Eastern Banana Van BR E632916 Brand_Oxford-Diecast 18ft in lengthBuilt 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