The LNER 20 Ton Brake Van is a classic vehicle and a must for any LNER freight collection or goods yard scene. A mandatory requirement as part of all goods trains until 1968, the LNER 20T design was adopted as the BR Standard Brake Van which saw use well into the 1980s with unfitted trains and other selected services, the brake van provided braking facilities and offered the Guard a refuge from the elements in which to stay warm and dry, whilst observing operations via the end windows or side duckets.

The Bachmann Branchline 20T Brake Van has long been the model of choice to bring up the rear of many a goods train and it’s easy to see why this model is still a firm favourite. Capturing the character of the prototype, the Branchline model is adorned with separate handrails, roof vents – which on this example are of the round torpedo variety – and lamp brackets. The footboards are also separately fitted, allowing different lengths to be modelled to suit the van being modelled – in this case short footboards are present. This particular brake van depicts a fitted van and so carries vacuum pipes and is fitted with a vacuum cylinder underneath. With planked sides, ends and veranda partitions, the cabin doors have two windowpanes each.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Bachmann Branchline OO Scale

• Era 3

• Pristine LNER Bauxite livery

• Running No. 182895

• NEM Coupling Pockets

• Length 114mm