OR76J26001 Bundle with 3 Banana Vans

OR76J26001 Bundle with 3 Banana VansOur Bundle Include: Or76J26001 LNER (plain black) 1057 0 6 0 Class J26 OR76BAN001 Great Eastern Banana Van LNER 632882 OR76BAN001B GE Banana Van LNER (Pre 1937) 632879 OR76BAN001C GE Banana Van LNER (Pre 1937) 632900 SAVE 40 by purchasing as a Bundle. FREE UK SHIPPING The North Eastern Railway (NER) required a powerful engine to handle the increasing size of freight trains on their network. The NER P2 design came into existence and stood out from

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OR76BAN001 - Great Eastern Banana Van LNER 632882

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OR76BAN001C - GE Banana Van  LNER (Pre 1937) 632900

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The North Eastern Railway (NER) required a powerful engine to handle the increasing size of freight trains on their network. The NER P2 design came into existence and stood out from anything which had previous been built by the NER with a massive 5ft 6in diameter boiler. 30 were built in 1904/05 at Darlington and a further 20 built in 1905 in Gateshead. The design was modified in 1906 to produce the NER P3 later J27 design. The J26 was mainly used on goods traffic. None of the 50 J26 survived into preservation with the final J26 locomotives being withdrawn in 1962.

Built 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 57°F from dockside to distribution centres like Stratford Market in East London.

Only 100 were constructed, numbered 632822–632921. Some were later loaned to the Southern Railway in the 1930s, even receiving SR branding. Despite their specialist role, they remained in traffic into the late 1950s.

Technical Specification 

Scale: 1:76 (OO)

DCC: 21pin DCC Ready

Motor: 5-Pole Coreless

Length: 230mm

Width: 32mm

Weight: 235g

ERA: The Big Four 1923-1947

Minimum Curve Radius: Radius 2 (438mm)

Manuals 

Oxford Rail J26 Maintenance Sheet

Oxford Rail J26 Sound Manual

Scale

1:76 scale means that this is 76 times smaller than the full sized vehicle(s)

For a much more detailed explanation of scale and the history please follow this link.