North Eastern Railway, LNER

 
Photograph of G1 van in NER Livery (left) model built by D & C Williamson (right / below)
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Pricing and availability

The Diagram G1 dates back to 1886, and is one of the earliest covered goods vans known to be produced in large quantities. Invariably these were allocated to finished goods or traffic which had to be kept dry. In the earlier days some of the vans were used as 'Road Vans' or 'Yeast Vans' and were suitably branded. After the introduction of the G2 van from 1902 the yeast and road vans were reallocated to general traffic.

As originally built the G1 van would be fitted with 'Morton Duplex' brake gear, ie with the same end brake lever arrangement, or possibly a single sided brake gear; and grease axleboxes. Later construction was fitted with 'Morton Cam' brake gear. These vehicles would be seen anywhere throughout the UK, with particular emphasis on the NER's home territory and surrounding areas, eg Scotland, Northern England and the English Midlands.

These vans had a long service life, although with the introduction of the G2 pattern van, the G1 was gradually phased out or relegated to non revenue earning service, with very few surviving into the 1930's. Although we have seen photographs indicating that at least one G1 van was fitted with a roof door, it is believed few if any were introduced into revenue service.

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Made from white metal our model has separate sides including solebars, ends, axleguards with a Plasticard floor and pre-formed plastic roof. The model includes white metal, buffers, brake shoes and brake levers. A fully detailed instruction sheet is included giving lettering and painting information. To download the current Assembly Instructions ,Version 1.00 released March/April 2001, 2 Sides A4 (69Kb Acrobat 3.01 file).

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Items required to complete the model:-

• Wheels: 12mm diameter open spoke.
• Paint - we recommend Precision Paint or in some cases Humbrol Acrylic: see North Eastern wagon liveries for suggested product numbers.
• Three link couplings of your choice
• Transfers - we recommend HMRS see North Eastern wagon liveries for suggested product numbers.

Paint, wheels and transfers are available from our sister company Wizard Models.

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North Eastern Railway Association"
North Eastern Record" Volume 2 P89

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