OR76BAN004C Great Eastern Banana Van Patched SR 632834 Class_Class 33 Wheel bearings and outboard motors

Wheel bearings and outboard motors

'Stay-Alive' super-capacitor bank in all coaches for flicker free light

1 or 2 switches

Built by The Hunslet Engine Co

Clear plastic glazing

OR76BAN004C Great Eastern Banana Van Patched SR 632834 Class_Class 33 Wheel bearings and outboard motorsBuilt 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