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Dapol 4F-010-012

JNA Falcon Network Rail NLU29144

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI/AI images rather than photographs

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 is an OO gauge model of a Network Rail JNA bogie ballast wagon. It reproduces a carriage that was built by Trinity in Romania between 2003 and 2004 and represents the rebuilding of the railways period. The model carries the manufacturer part number 4F‑010‑012.

In reality a fleet of 555 JNA wagons was constructed by Astro Vagone, a member of the Trinity group, in Romania. These wagons were designed to transport ballast and spoil and feature a large reinforced door in the centre bay for inspection, discharge and cleaning. They entered service in 2004, are painted in the distinctive yellow Network Rail colour scheme, and are commonly seen in rakes of five, earning the nickname “Falcon”.

The Dapol model measures 222 mm in length over the buffers, 33 mm in width and 31 mm in height. It has bogie wheel arrangement, profiled wheels and NEM/tension‑lock couplings, with a minimum curve radius of 2. The model includes NEM pockets as standard, a finely moulded body with separately added details and an accurately printed livery.