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N Scale - Victorian Railways wooden HD van Kit no 1042 - $30.00 includes 3D printed correct underframe, Fox Valley wheels, cast 1 peice body and decals |
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| During 1895-97 Newport Workshops and a number of contractors built 167 wooden ventilated box vans featuring louvered bodies. Originally intended for perishable traffic they carried the number range U113 – 280 excluding no 278. During the 1930’s a conversion plan saw steel underframes and auto couplers fitted. By the 1950’s the high cost of maintenance on the wooden structure would see their number fall as a number of underframes went into the new P van explosive wagons being constructed in 1958-59. Around this time the remaining 42 Robinson Pattern ‘U’ vans were recoded HD for departmental use only and lasted well into the 1970’s with the last being condemned in 1980 |
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Photo courtesy of Rob O'Regan |
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