R60286 BR - Ex LMS - 732350 - 20T Brake Van
Product Info
Does your freight train have a brake van at the end? For the most realistic interpretation of your post-1968 layout, you need to add this 20T Brake Van model to your trains, turning them into law-abiding vehicles for your freight operations. This highly detailed van has NEM couplings for easy attachment and sprung metal buffers.
History
Until 1968, fully fitted freight trains were required by law to carry a brake van at the end. The brake van provided brake functionality to help slow the train and acted as a space where the train guard could carry out additional duties such as paperwork. As a result, most brake vans featured a stove and desk on top of the brake apparatus.
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) built 2,653 20-ton brake vans between 1933 and 1947. These featured a wooden structure that spanned most of the frame, with open covered areas at either end to provide the guard with an excellent view of the train. Post nationalisation, many of these wagons became BR Brake Vans.
What's Inside
Tech Specs
- Item Length - Without Packaging (cm)
- 11
- Item Height - Without Packaging (cm)
- 5.5
- Item Width - Without Packaging (cm)
- 3.5
- Item Weight - Without Packaging (kg)
- 0.93
- Item Scale
- 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
- Operator
- BR
- Designer
- LMS
- Minimum Curve (mm)
- Radius 1
- Number of Parts
- 1
- Buffer Type
- Sprung Metal Buffers
- Coupling Type
- NEM Tension Lock
Detailed scale model. Not suitable for children under 14 years. Please refer to safety notes in enclosed instruction leaflet. Colours and contents may differ from those illustrated. Please retain these details and the address for future reference.