Dapol O Gauge 7F-067-002 BR W134313 ex-GWR FRUIT A Goods Fruit Van BR Bauxite

Following the same design style as the standard ventilated vans of the period 200 of these fruit wagons were constructed in 1937-8. Used for fruit traffic from the Channel Islands via Weymouth, amounting to over 16,000 tons per year in the 1930s, additional ventilation and air flow provided by louvres along the body sides in addition to the bonnet vents in the ends. Classed as fruit vans they were allocated diagram Y8 in the GWR sequence the provision of standard doors allowed the wagons to be used as standard box vans for return loads and when not needed for fruit.
A further batch was built at Swindon after nationalisation and allocated B prefixed numbers, these vans featuring plywood clad ends and doors.