Hornby issued two distinct series of Number 0 wagons pre war, one without buffers, comprising four open wagons and a rotary tipping wagon, the other a series of lithographed vans with buffers.
Banana Vans
The No 0 Banana Van was issued in LMS livery only, from 1935 until 1941, the only change occuring in 1937 when the roof colour changed from white to grey and the wording, bottom left of the body, changed from black to white.
Hornby Series No 0 LMS Banana Van, grey body, white roof, black Avonmouth wording (bottom left) 1935-37 |
Hornby Series No 0 LMS Banana Van, grey body, grey roof, white Avonmouth wording (bottom left) 1937-41 |
Fish Vans
The No 0 Fish Van was introduced in NE livery in 1931, followed by LMS and GWR in 1937. All three were listed until 1941 but were not reintroduced following WWII.
Hornby Series No 0 Fish Van, GWR, black standard base, brown body, fixed doors, yellow GW, white roof, 1937-41 |
Hornby Series No 0 Fish Van, LMS, black standard base, red body, fixed doors, yellow LMS, white roof, 1937 |
Hornby Series No 0 Fish Van, LMS, black standard base, red body, fixed doors, yellow LMS, grey roof, 1937-41 |
Hornby Series No 0 Fish Van, LNER, black standard base, grey body, sliding doors, white NE, white roof, 1931-33 |
Hornby Series No 0 Fish Van, LNER, green standard base, grey body, sliding doors, white NE, white roof, 1933-35 |
Hornby Series No 0 Fish Van, LNER, black standard base, brown body, fixed doors, white NE, white roof, 1935-41 |
Meat Vans
The No 0 Meat Van appeared in three company liveries, GWR, LMS and LNER, but not SR, and did not reappear following WWII. LMS vans 1931-41 followed by GW and NE 1937-41. LMS vans were initially fitted with a sliding door each side although amended to fixed (printed) doors by the time the GW and NE vans were issued.
Hornby Series No 0 Meat Van, GWR MICA, black standard base, grey body, fixed doors, white roof 1937-41 |
Hornby Series No 0 Meat Van, LMS, green standard base, grey body, sliding doors, white roof 1933-35 |
Hornby Series No 0 Meat Van, LMS, black standard base, grey body, fixed doors, white roof 1935-37 |
Hornby Series No 0 Meat Van, LMS, black standard base, grey body, fixed doors, grey roof 1937-41 |
Hornby Series No 0 Meat Van, NE Perishables, black standard base, bauxite body, fixed doors, white roof 1937-41 |
Milk Traffic Vans
The No 1 Milk Traffic Van was released in 1923, in plain livery, followed by LMS and LNER liveries in 1924, GWR in 1926 and SR, 1930, then plain livery 1930-41. The No 0 Milk Traffic Van was issued 1931-41. Following WWII, the Milk Traffic Van was issued in Southern green 1948-54, then British Railways maroon, 1954-57.
Hornby Series No 0 Milk Traffic Van, GWR, black base, grey body, sliding doors, 1931-33 |
Hornby Series No 0 Milk Traffic Van, GWR, green base, grey body, sliding doors, 1933-35 |
Hornby Series No 0 Milk Traffic Van, GWR, black base, brown body, fixed doors, 1935-41 |
Refrigerator Vans
The No 0 Refrigerator Van was issued 1937-41 in the liveries of the four pre nationalisation liveries, GWR, LMS, LNER and SR.
Hornby Series No 0 Refrigerator Van, GWR MICA B livery, black standard base, white body, fixed doors, white roof, 1937-41 |
Hornby Series No 0 Refrigerator Van, LMS Refrigerator Van livery, black standard base, grey body, fixed doors, grey roof, 1937-41 Image credit Vectis Auctions |
Hornby Series No 0 Refrigerator Van, NE Ventilated Refrigerator livery, black standard base, white body, fixed doors, white roof, 1937-41 |
Hornby Series No 0 Refrigerator Van, SR Refrigerator Van livery, black standard base, buff body, fixed doors, white roof, 1937-41 Image credit Vectis Auctions |
Open Wagons
The four No 0 Open Wagons, without buffers, were produced from 1929 until 1941, in each of the four post Grouping liveries (GWR, LMS, LNER and SR). All versions wore the running number 12530, and were issued with an open base 1929-1930 then standard base, 1930-1941. Early No 0 open wagons were plain grey with company initials, the lithography having additional printed details by 1930.
Hornby Series No 0 Open Wagon, GW livery 12530, open axleguard base, no buffers, additional printed detail, 1930 |
Hornby Series No 0 Open Wagon, LMS livery 12530, open axleguard base, no buffers, additional printed detail, 1930 |
Hornby Series No 0 Open Wagon, NE livery 12530, standard base, no buffers, additional printed detail, 1930 |
Hornby Series No 0 Open Wagon, SR livery 12530, open axleguard base, no buffers, additional printed detail, 1930 |
Rotary Tipping Wagons
First appearing in 1923, the Rotary Tipping Wagon wears various liveries including plain, McAlpine, Meccano and Trinidad Lake Asphalt. Reappearing in 1948 in Trinidad Lake Asphalt livery only, the final No 50 version was listed until 1969.
Hornby Series No 0 Rotary Tipping Wagon, red open axleguard base, no buffers, plain blue body with red lining, 1935-39 |
Hornby Series No 0 Rotary Tipping Wagon, black open axleguard base, no buffers, plain blue body with dark blue lining, 1939-41 |
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