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LNER banana van - new use?

Dieses Thema im Forum 'Heritage Rolling Stock' wurde von Greenway gestartet, 12 Juli 2019.

  1. Greenway

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    https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/17766491.can-transform-glamping-accommodation-like/
     
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    I think that is normal for a Banana Van. Fruit Vans on the other hand usually have end and side vents. Here is our Banana Van at NVR for comparison:

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    Daddsie71b Member Friend

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    Hi Stu, thanks for that, yours is a BR van ie standard, not LNER hence my original question.
     
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    I realised that, but the van in that photo has the same style 'corrugated' steel ends as our BR van, whereas the only LNER fruit/banana vans I can find seem to have wooden ends, although they do have that style of sliding door! Perhaps it was upgraded/repaired with more modern style ends - we'll probably never know without an ID...
     
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