10/ 12 ton van 'Mink A' GWR Profile and Models

10/ 12 ton van 'Mink A' GWR

101836 at Didcot Railway Centre in April 2019. ©Hugh Llewelyn

The GWR built a number of ventilated covered van designs, starting in the 1880s. These early designs featured iron bodies, due to wood shortages, but from the early 20th century they were constructed from wood. Diagram V14 & V16 vans were constructed from 1912 to 1927 at Swindon Works. They were used across the entire GWR network on general goods traffic and lasted right through to BR ownership. 300 Mink A vans were convered into insulated meat vans in 1918 and were recoded as 'Mica A's, This was short lived however as 258 of these were again converted into diagram Y4 banana vans in 1922. Several can be seen in preservation.

Type of Vehicle

Covered goods van

Builder

GWR Swindon Works

Build Dates

1912 to 1927

Total Built

Diag V14: 3,810
Diag V16: 2,959

Wheel Configuration

4-wheel

Operated By

GWR
British Railways

Main Duties

General goods traffic

In Service Until

1960s

Surviving Examples

Some in preservation

 

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Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Parkside Models PC84 GWR 'Mink A' goods van - plastic kit Not set Not set PC84
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GWR 'Mink A' goods van - plastic kit Unpainted