7D-011-001D Streamlined Railcar 12 Lined Chocolate & Cream GWR Monogram Diesel Locomotive - DCC Fitted Military-Kit power clips

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For its day

In April 2001

Doncaster Works

The fact that it also resembles a certain time-traveller's means of transportation is purely coincidental

7D-011-001D Streamlined Railcar 12 Lined Chocolate & Cream GWR Monogram Diesel Locomotive - DCC Fitted Military-Kit power clipsThe first diesel railcar was introduced by the GWR in 1933. The innovation was to prove extremely successful and they continued in operation well into the 1960s when their use was eclipsed by the introduction of the BR first generation DMUs. The railcars art deco air smoothed styling has lead to their nickname of Flying Banana although later variants were produced to a more angular style. In all 38 GWR diesel railcars were produced from 1933 to 1942