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Accurascale ACC1116

FNA-D 'New Generation' Nuclear Flask Carrier - Teal - Twin Pack B

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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Wand not included

Pack 2

11 70 9229 004-0 (w/tail light)
11 70 9229 025-5

Common Features:

• Highly-detailed OO gauge model, 1:76.2 scale on 16.5mm track
• Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius)
• Ten individually numbered wagons packaged in two-car sets
• Bogies include separate brakeshoes in line with wheels and brake adjuster plus rotating axleboxes
• RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels with space to fit EM (18.2mm) or P4 (18.83mm) wheels
• Sprung buffers and dummy screw couplings are included
• Super fine separate plastic, metal wire and etched metal detail parts, including air pipes, brake handwheel, hood opening equipment, brake equipment, grabs, warning label holders
• Kinetic NEM coupler mounts at correct height with mini-tension-lock couplers
• Working tail light on one vehicle in each pack. This will be powered by a pair of CR927 batteries and controlled by magnet switch

Additional Information

• Working Tail Lamp (The Tail Lamp model has a battery compartment under the flask hood and requires 2x CR927 Batteries to operate. Batteries Not Included.)

Description

A total of forty of these striking vehicles were built in three batches for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) by WH Davis in the UK between 2014 and 2019, numbered 11 70 9229 001-040. They are used for carrying spent fuel from nuclear power stations and sites undergoing decommissioning to the facility at Sellafield for reprocessing or storage. The FNA-D continues Accurascale's popular and well-regarded range of nuclear vehicles that includes the KUA bogie flask carrier and the PFA two-axle container flat.

The wagons, which also carry the UIC code ‘Uas’ are a like-for-like replacement for the iconic fleet of BR and Procor-built FNA nuclear flask wagons that were built between 1976 and 1988, now all scrapped. The major updates are bodysides with exposed framing and the distinctive Barber BER22.5 ‘Easy Ride’ low track force bogies. Internally the vessel support structures are designed to carry a wider range of flask designs. Accurascale has obsessively replicated these characteristic features in the smaller scale with a composite die-cast and plastic design that includes full underframe detail and brake equipment.

Despite the number of working nuclear power stations shrinking dramatically since the turn of the millennium, the FNA-D wagons can still be seen over much of the UK, usually between one and five wagons behind a pair of Direct Rail Services (DRS) locomotives. These operational sites are Hartlepool, Heysham 1 & 2, Torness and Sizewell B.

However, three closed locations are undergoing the de-fuelling process and shipping irradiated fuel rods to Sellafield: Dungeness B, Hinkley Point B and Hunterston B. Meanwhile, Valley loading point, for the former Wylfa facility on Anglesey, completed this process in 2019, but still sees irregular visits by flask trains, as does Georgemas Junction, which serves the experimental reactors at Dounreay.

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Accurascale FNA‑D ‘New Generation’ Nuclear Flask Carrier – Teal, Twin Pack B, is an OO gauge model (1:76.2) that represents the post‑1988 rebuild of the UK nuclear flask fleet. The livery follows Direct Rail Services (DRS) and the model is supplied in two‑car sets, ten wagons in total per pack.

The vehicle is based on the original FNA design built at BR Ashford Works and later by Procor UK between 1976 and 1988, with the new version produced by WH Davis from 2014 to 2019. Accurascale issued forty examples in three batches for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, numbered 11 70 9229 001‑040, to replace the scrapped BR and Procor wagons.

Key specifications include a 2‑bogie wheel arrangement with Barber BER22.5 ‘Easy Ride’ low‑track‑force bogies, NEM tension‑lock couplings mounted at the correct height, and separate brake shoes with an adjuster. The model uses RP25‑110 profile OO gauge wheels that can accommodate EM (18.2 mm) or P4 (18.83 mm) standards. Sprung buffers, dummy screw couplings and a range of etched metal, plastic and metal‑wire detail parts such as air pipes, brake handwheel and hood equipment are supplied. One vehicle in each pack has a working tail lamp powered by two CR927 batteries (batteries not included).

In service the real‑world wagons transport spent fuel from nuclear sites such as Hartlepool, Heysham 1 & 2, Torness and Sizewell B to the Sellafield re‑processing facility. The model reflects this role and is suitable for use on 16.5 mm track with a minimum radius of 438 mm (second radius) and a minimum curve radius of 2.