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Dapol 4F-010-009

JNA Falcon Network Rail NLU29008

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

Manufacturer description

A large fleet of 555 JNA bogie ballast wagons was built by Astro Vagone (part of the Trinity group) in Romania and was principally designed to carry ballast and spoil. The design incorporated a large reinforced door in the centre bay to aid inspection, discharge and cleaning. The fleet came into service in 2004 and are now a common site nationally in their distinctive yellow engineers livery of Network Rail. They commonly operate in rakes of five and have been given the nickname Falcon.

MODEL
The Dapol JNA model has the following features:

FEATURES

• Finely moulded body with many separately added details
• Finely applied livery with accurately printed detail
• Profiled wheels
• NEM pockets as standard

MEASUREMENTS

• LENGTH OVER BUFFER 222mm
• WIDTH 33mm
• HEIGHT 31mm

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Dapol JNA Falcon Network Rail NLU29008 is an OO‑scale model of a Network Rail ballast wagon. It measures 222 mm in length over buffers, 33 mm in width and 31 mm in height. The model is supplied in the Network Rail yellow engineers livery and is fitted with NEM/Tension‑lock couplings, bogie wheel arrangement and a minimum curve radius of 2. It was built by Trinity in Romania between 2003 and 2004 and carries the manufacturer part number 4F‑010‑009. The model represents the period of the rebuilding of the railways.

The real JNA wagons were produced in a fleet of 555 units by Astro Vagone, part of the Trinity group, in Romania. They were introduced into service in 2004 and are primarily used to transport ballast and spoil, featuring a large reinforced central door for inspection, discharge and cleaning. The wagons are commonly seen in rakes of five, carry the distinctive Network Rail yellow engineers colour scheme and are nicknamed “Falcon”.

The Dapol model includes a finely moulded body with separately added details, accurately printed livery, profiled wheels and standard NEM pockets. Its dimensions match the prototype: 222 mm length over buffers, 33 mm width and 31 mm height.