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. This example of a British Rail brake van for the Southern Region comes in brown.

Specification

• Item Length – Without Packaging (cm): 10.8
• Item Height – Without Packaging (cm): 5.5
• Item Width – Without Packaging (cm): 3.5
• Item Weight – Without Packaging: 0.1
• Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
• Finish: Painted
• Colour: Brown
• Gauge: OO
• Operator: BR
• Designer: BR
• Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 1
• Number of Parts: 1
• Buffer Type: Fixed Metal Buffers
• Coupling Type: NEM Tension Lock