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Dapol 4F-010-010

JNA Falcon Network Rail NLU29042

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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

The Dapol JNA Falcon Network Rail (NLU29042) is an OO gauge model of a Network Rail ballast wagon. It measures 222 mm in length, 33 mm in width and 31 mm in height, with a minimum curve radius of 2 units. The model reproduces the yellow engineers livery used by Network Rail and features NEM/tension‑lock couplings, bogie wheel arrangement, profiled wheels and detachable details such as a large central door.

The prototype wagons were built by Trinity (Astro Vagone) in Romania between 2003 and 2004. A total of 555 JNA bogie wagons entered service in 2004 for the rebuilding of the railways, operating in rakes of five and nicknamed “Falcon”. The Dapol model includes finely moulded body parts, accurate printed livery, NEM pockets as standard and a manufacturer part number of 4F‑010‑010.