R60286 BR Ex LMS 20T Brake van No.732350 Class_Class 47 Roberts and Coy

Roberts and Coy

Nominal size HO

This format was known as a push-pull train

Ideal for fitting in homemade models or into kits such as Metcalfe and Superquick

R60286 BR Ex LMS 20T Brake van No.732350 Class_Class 47 Roberts and CoyUntil 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 2653 20 ton brake vans between 1933 and 1947. These featured