OR76BAN004C Great Eastern Banana Van Patched SR 632834 Class_Class 33 Pristine BR Lined Black Early

Pristine BR Lined Black Early Emblem livery

Built by The Hunslet Engine Co

moveable wing ailerons

Later she was torpedoed by the German Submarine U-81

OR76BAN004C Great Eastern Banana Van Patched SR 632834 Class_Class 33 Pristine BR Lined Black EarlyBuilt 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