SR United Dairy 6 Wheel Milk Tanker Brand_Bachmann The 26 locos are similar

The 26 locos are similar to the Class 08 shunting locomotives but have different gearing

(Diagram O11/15) Over 12000 were built between 1909 and 1922

one in 1938 and the remainder being withdrawn between 1957 and 1965

please note that this is an unpainted kit and will require painting

WIDTH 153mm

SR United Dairy 6 Wheel Milk Tanker Brand_Bachmann The 26 locos are similarIn the nineteenth century, milk was supplied to urban areas mainly by cows kept in urban herds even in the largest metropolitan areas such as London. These cows were kept in cramped, unsanitary conditions and in 1865 a cow plague swept London resulting in the extermination of all urban herds. Express Dairies grew from this moment on and was instrumental in bringing in milk from the country into the towns and cities. The founder and chairman of Express