7D-011-001D Streamlined Railcar 12 Lined Chocolate & Cream GWR Monogram Diesel Locomotive - DCC Fitted Military-Kit registered CNN 726J from 1970/71

registered CNN 726J from 1970/71

Separately applied metal detail parts

For its day

Doncaster Works

In April 2001

7D-011-001D Streamlined Railcar 12 Lined Chocolate & Cream GWR Monogram Diesel Locomotive - DCC Fitted Military-Kit registered CNN 726J from 1970/71The first diesel railcar was introduced by the GWR in 1933. The innovation was to prove extremely successful and they continued in operation well into the 1960s when their use was eclipsed by the introduction of the BR first generation DMUs. The railcars art deco air smoothed styling has lead to their nickname of Flying Banana although later variants were produced to a more angular style. In all 38 GWR diesel railcars were produced from 1933 to 1942