OIT – AEC/Daimler Y-Type lorry and GWR BX2/B4-container (1-148)

The Y-type lorry was one of the British trucks produced in large numbers for service at the front during WW1. After the war many of them were sold by British war office to railway companies. Practically all British railways of that time used this lorry in different services, including for transporting road-rail-containers. Here you can download files for printing an earlier version (cabin is still quite close to the wartime one) modelled after one used by Great Western railway (GWR) and a later refurnished version with modern wheels and cabin, based on one used by London-Midland-Scottish railway (LMS).

Historically it would however be ok to use these models for any other railway, as that time these trucks were easily rebuild be their owners as per their needs. So, for example I have (bad) pictures of that type used by LNER, that looks very similar to the GWR-version. Considering the large number of trucks build and shipped to continental Europe, it would also be plausible that the type was in used in France or other countries after the war.

One other side note is, that originally AEC used a Daimler engine for this truck and had an exclusive distribution and service agreement with Daimler, so the pre-war trucks had a Daimler branding and were sold as such. This was of course changed during the war (first the engine was replaced be a British one, then the letters on the radiator were changed to AEC). Taking this into account, it might be even possible that the truck was used in Germany with rule on the left side, although there is no evidence for that. However, I took the opportunity to create a Daimler version for railroad-modellers, who live in countries, were peoples drive on the right side of the road. ;-)

For a complete truck you need:
1x chassis (early or late)
1x cab (GWR or LMS for early chassis, late for late chassis)
1x platform
1x wheel aft (early or late)
1x wheel fore (turning left, turning right or straight)
1x driver figure (optional)

For the Daimler-version the Daimler chassis should be used instead of the AEC-one.

With this design also comes another road-rail container. That time it’s a planked GWR BX as per diagram BX2, later B4. Over the years 261 containers of this type were built for the GWR, running with numbers BX281-310, 414-43, 709-64, 960-1009, 1522-1621. Lettering was mostly white on grey, but other liveries may have been used as well. We still look for a professional decal maker, who would offer transfers for the lettering (light colour can’t be printed on home printers). Will update this text and provide source for such decals if we found one. The container is available in two versions, one for resin printing and one better for FDM-printers.

Some pictures show a LMS steel BM-type container. This will be published later this year in a separate upload, decals are still under development – sorry!

As always all models sized for British n-scale (1:148). Conversion values:
Continental N-scale, 1:160 -> 92.5%
TT-gauge, 1:120 -> 123%
HO/H0-gauge, 1:87 -> 170%
OO/00-gauge, 1:76 -> 195%
S-gauge, 1:64 -> 231%
O-gauge, 1:48 -> 308%

Update 2024-07-11:
In RMweb-forum I got advice, that the floor planking of platforms/bodies should rather be longitudinal, than transversal. Earnestly I don’t have photographs showing this area, but there are good arguments that the longitudinal planking is more likely. By that reason I created modified platforms/bodies marked as “Rev1”. Your choice.

Update, 2024-09-07:
Finally decals for the container are ready and tested -> now available.

Update, 2025-04-27:
Got more pictures of the container. Original container had no fittings at corners, soon GWR added handles, later eyes for securing chains, in BR era more and more stripping was added. Therefore, container is now available five versions: original, earlier, later, BR earlier and BR later.

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Don’t have a resin printer? You may buy the model at N'Tastic Scale Models:
https://www.ntastic-scale-models.co.uk/shop/under-licence-range-slanjonok-range/WLZIUUC3AWPRTNDKJOPXNJVZ