Rapido Trains OO 944018 GWR 95016 Diagram V16 MINK Box Van GWR Grey 16in Lettering Flour Traffic Wantage

In 1912 the GWR standardised the twin-bonnet pattern end for their ventilated box vans which continued until after nationalisation. The first vans with the revised end were given diagrams V14 for vans with vacuum train brakes for express goods trains and V16 for the unfitted version. 5,506 'fitted vans were built along with 2,759 unfitted before the underframe was changed to a 10-feet wheelbase in the mid-1920s. The majority of these vans remained in service at nationalisation, though their older 9-feet wheelbase chassis demoted them from express goods service.
This model replicates unfitted diagram V14 van 95016 in GWR goods grey livery with post-grouping 16in height lettering. This van is lettered for flour traffic from Wantage, needing the van to be kept clean and returned promptly to Wantage Road for loading.