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Dapol 4F-010-011

JNA Falcon Network Rail NLU29099

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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 NLU29099 is a OO gauge model of the Network Rail JNA bogie ballast wagon. The model measures 222 mm over the buffers, 33 mm wide and 31 mm high. It is supplied in the distinctive Network Rail yellow engineering livery and carries the manufacturer part number 4F‑010‑011.

The prototype wagons were built by Astro Vagone, part of the Trinity group, in Romania between 2003 and 2004. A total of 555 wagons were produced for Network Rail, primarily for the transport of ballast and spoil. The design features a large reinforced centre door for inspection, discharge and cleaning, and the wagons entered service in 2004. They are commonly seen operating in rakes of five and are nicknamed “Falcon”.

The Dapol model includes a finely moulded body with separate detail parts, accurately printed livery, profiled wheels and standard NEM pockets with tension‑lock coupling. It is represented as the rebuilding of the railways period.

Key specifications
Gauge: OO
Wheel arrangement: bogies
Coupling: NEM / tension‑lock
Built by: Trinity, Romania
Built: 2003–04
Operator: Network Rail.