While these were built as fruit vans, they were used for vegetable traffic and general merchandise, when required. They had a 10ft wheelbase and were vacuum-braked and XP rated.

The model is based on the final version of the 12 ton standard van, 100 of which were built at Darlington between December 1953 and January 1954. The sample is 377-625 in early brown and numbered B875800.