Tralee & Dingle "Standard" Van 1940 Livestock Conversion 14T
Originally built in 1890 by the Bristol Carriage & Wagon Co these standard covered vans ran for the entire life of the railway. A number of them were converted in 1940 for the transport of livestock by the provision of side drop vents. This kit can depict pre and post conversion.
Originally built in 1890 by the Bristol Carriage & Wagon Co these standard covered vans ran for the entire life of the railway. A number of them were converted in 1940 for the transport of livestock by the provision of side drop vents. This kit can depict pre and post conversion.
Originally built in 1890 by the Bristol Carriage & Wagon Co these standard covered vans ran for the entire life of the railway. A number of them were converted in 1940 for the transport of livestock by the provision of side drop vents. This kit can depict pre and post conversion.
This highly detailed model is 260 mm over the buffers, 108 mm wide and 145 mm above the rail.
Details include:
Detailed Axle Boxes
Brake blocks and under body mechanisms
Separate doors
Separate Ironwork
Sealed bearings
Kits contain everything required but paint and glue.
These van ran with a variety of liveries over the years, including: grey, brown and CIE green.
Conversion to Steel Wheels.
The kit has been designed to use Binnie Wheels & Axles with miniature sealed bearing races. It is however possible to convert the model to different wheel sets in the following ways.
1) Using the supplied bearings which have 3 mm shafts;
2) Using a reducer (supplied) that fills the 7 mm diameter hole down to a 3.2 mm diameter hole (e.g. Brandbright journals);
3) Using a plug that allows the modeller to fill bearing pockets and drill to fit. Note plug comes with pilot hole for accuracy.