R60351 Railroad 20T Brake Van Civil Engineers DB950406 HOm-Scale 5mm (H) x 9mm (W)

5mm (H) x 9mm (W) x 18mm (L) (see image for more detailed measurements)

these were later used as ‘runner’ wagons between bogie flats transporting long sections of rail or concrete beams with an overhang

2x Passenger Carriages

with many used in rail tours into the early 2010s

Era specific printing and livery elements

R60351 Railroad 20T Brake Van Civil Engineers DB950406 HOm-Scale 5mm (H) x 9mm (W)Expected Delivery Q3 2026 (Subject to Change at Manufacturer's Discretion). 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