Cavan & Leitrim Milk Van
Two 3ft gauge milk vans were built in the Ballinamore Works, the first in 1900 and the second in 1902, they were both scrapped when the line closed in 1959.
Like many vans of the time they were heavily modified over the years, with different doors, hinges and liveries. This highly detailed kit contains a number of different part options for this purpose. The kit contains everything but paint and glue to complete.
Two 3ft gauge milk vans were built in the Ballinamore Works, the first in 1900 and the second in 1902, they were both scrapped when the line closed in 1959.
Like many vans of the time they were heavily modified over the years, with different doors, hinges and liveries. This highly detailed kit contains a number of different part options for this purpose. The kit contains everything but paint and glue to complete.
Two 3ft gauge milk vans were built in the Ballinamore Works, the first in 1900 and the second in 1902, they were both scrapped when the line closed in 1959.
Like many vans of the time they were heavily modified over the years, with different doors, hinges and liveries. This highly detailed kit contains a number of different part options for this purpose. The kit contains everything but paint and glue to complete.
This highly detailed kit has different options to allowing modelling of the two prototypes at different stages of their lives. Model is 290 mm over the buffers, 112 mm wide and 155 mm above the rail.
Details include:
Mansell wheels
Detailed Axle Boxes
Brake blocks and under body mechanisms
Different doors & Hinges
Separate Ironwork
Sealed bearings
Kits contain everything required but paint and glue.
These van ran with a variety of liveries over the years, including: grey, brown, dark blue and CIE green.
Conversion to Steel Wheels.
The kit has been designed to use Binnie Wheels & Axles with miniature sealed bearing races. It is however possible to convert the model to different wheel sets in the following ways.
1) Using the supplied bearings which have 3 mm shafts;
2) Using a reducer (supplied) that fills the 7 mm diameter hole down to a 3.2 mm diameter hole (e.g. Brandbright journals);
3) Using a plug that allows the modeller to fill bearing pockets and drill to fit. Note plug comes with pilot hole for accuracy.
Video
The Milk Van can be seen half way through this archive footage
Reopening
The Cavan & Leitrim railway is currently being rebuilt and reopened by dedicated volunteers more information can be found here: https://www.cavanandleitrimrailway.com/