OR76BAN002B Great Eastern Banana Van BR E632896 1-88-Scale Highly regarded by crews for

Highly regarded by crews for their Rolls-Royce engine

so in total BR inherited 62 1Ps from the LMS

but powering external devices needs a power source added

Next up is 76VW001

but after running away and colliding with its stabled rake of coaches at Rhymney on 1 August 2005 the locomotive was stored and repairs were not authorised

OR76BAN002B Great Eastern Banana Van BR E632896 1-88-Scale Highly regarded by crews forBuilt 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 57F from dockside to distribution centres like Stratford Market in East London. Only 100 were constructed, numbered 632822632921. Some were later loaned to the