Slaters Plastikard O Gauge 7C018 Midland Railway Ventilated Express Fruit & Milk Van Diagram 418 Plastic Kit

The new railways offered great opportunities to deliver fresh produce and milk to the growing cities. Most of the railway companies built ventilated vans suitable for travelling with passenger trains to provide a premium express delivery service.
This kit builds a model of the Midland Railway diagram 418 express fruit and milk van, a design from 1893 using the 25ft underframe and same body style as the contemporary 4-wheel passenger stock. These vans were often used as parcels vans at times of peak demand and after the introduction of newer vehicles for the milk and fruit traffic. The LMS withdraw most 4-wheel parcels vans from service by 1930, preferring 6 wheel vans instead.