Oxford Rail 76BAN004C - GE Banana Van - Patched SR 632834 The F PACE is classed

The F PACE is classed as a midsize luxury crossover SUV and this vehicle was also designed by Jaguar's talented in-house designer Ian Callum

The locomotives were principally designed for freight work but also saw service on summer passenger trains where train heating was not required

BRB placed a further order increasing the total to 228 by 1968 and the design became the BR standard for 1

the Anchor-Mount design soon became obsolete

they continue to play a useful role in shunting and engineering work at heritage railways

Oxford Rail 76BAN004C - GE Banana Van - Patched SR 632834 The F PACE is classedBuilt 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