Hornby Railroad: 20T ZTV Brake Van BR Departmental "Dutch" DB950406

Railroad: 20T ZTV Brake Van BR Departmental "Dutch" DB950406 Brake vans were an essential fixture on freight trains where the continuous brake was not available. Loose-coupled wagons only had hand-operated ‘sprag’ brakes which had to be applied individually, for example, before descending a gradient.  Trains were prone to broken coupling chains, so the brake van was essential for bringing a train to a halt under such circumstances. From 1968, the requirement for a brake van to be coupled to a fitted train (wagons with vacuum brakes) was removed from the rule book. BR adopted the LNER ‘Toad D’ van as the basis for its own standard brake van design.  This OO gauge model van is an example of a BR 20T Brake Van. - OO Scale

Hornby 21T Hopper 'E269527' BR Grey

21T Hopper 'E269527' BR Grey The BR 21-ton hopper wagon was based on an earlier LNER design which it continued to build in large numbers through the 1950s. Designed for carrying coal, they either had riveted or welded bodies. Many were rebodied from the mid-1960s as they had become badly corroded or distorted through heavy usage.  This OO gauge model 21T Hopper Wagon is an excellent replica of these popuar designs. - OO Scale