Dapol 4F-031-143 6 Wheel Milk Tanker St Ivel
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Product Details
| SKU | DAP-4F-031-143 |
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| Vendor | Dapol |
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Product Description
Expected Delivery July 2026 (Subject to Change at Manufacturer's Discretion).
1:76 Scale model produced by Dapol. This model is ready-to-run and will make a great addition to any model railway collection.
General Specification
- Highly detailed body moulding
- Accurately applied livery
- NEM pockets with self-centring couplings
Details
The British railway milk tank wagon was a specialised freight vehicle used from the early 1930s until the late 1960s to transport raw milk from rural dairies to urban creameries and processing plants. Milk trains became a familiar feature of the UK rail network as railways moved away from milk churns to bulk cylindrical tank designs mounted on railway underframes, improving hygiene and speed of delivery. Early wagons were two-axle, but these were soon replaced by more stable three-axle designs with internal baffles to reduce sloshing at speed. Vacuum-braked throughout, milk tanks remained a striking and essential part of mid-20th-century British freight operations.