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Heljan 9626

Newton Chambers Car Carrier BR Lined Maroon E96286E

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

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DETAILS

Featuring a high specification and fine detail throughout, the vehicles will be offered in matching triple packs in BR Lined Maroon and BR ‘Motorail’ Blue/Grey covering their entire 25-year career. Close attention to detail means that vehicles will feature either the original or revised pattern of fibreglass roof lights plus vacuum brake/steam heat and dual brake/dual heating vehicles with the Electric Train Heat (ETH) and air brake equipment added to several car transporters towards the end of their life.

Fine details include separately fitted handbrake wheels, end door details, air pipes, etched train ferry lashing eyes, steam heat, vacuum brake and ETH equipment. NEM couplers and sprung buffers are fitted as standard.

HISTORY

Originally designated as TCVs, the vehicles later became NVV (vacuum braked) and NVX (dual braked) under BR’s TOPS computer system. Unusually, they featured a hydraulically operated central well capable of storing two cars as well as four cars on the upper deck – a 50% increase in capacity over more conventional car carrying vehicles of the time.

When introduced in the early-1960s, the TCV car transporters were used between London, York and Edinburgh in sets of five or six vehicles with a handful of BR maroon Mk1 coaches, hauled by ex-LNER ‘Pacifics’ and later BR green ‘Deltics’, Class 40s, 45s, 46s or 47s. From the late-1960s onwards, they were painted in BR blue/grey and started to venture further afield on ‘Motorail’ services from London and northern England to the West of England, being hauled by Class 45s, 46s, 47s and ‘Westerns’. However, they were closely associated with the East Coast Main Line throughout their career.

FEATURES

• Finely Applied Livery Details
• NEM Couplings
• Early/late rooflight arrangement
• Steam/dual heating parts
• Vacuum/dual braking parts
• Fine bogie/underframe detail
• Authentic livery differences between vehicles in each pack
• Weathered finish

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Prototype information

Heljan Newton Chambers Car Transporter BR Lined Maroon (model E96286E) is a 00 scale replica of the British Rail car‑carrying wagons built by Newton Chambers between 1960 and 1961. The model carries the British Rail maroon livery and is supplied in a triple pack, representing the vehicles throughout their 25‑year service life.

Key specifications include a minimum curve radius of 2, NEM / tension‑lock couplings, and unique 6 ft 9 in bogies. The model features finely detailed components such as separate handbrake wheels, end‑door fittings, air pipes, etched ferry‑lashing eyes, and both vacuum and dual braking systems. Options for original or revised fibreglass roof‑light patterns, steam heat, vacuum brake, dual heating, electric train heat (ETH) and air‑brake equipment are incorporated to match the variations seen on the real vehicles.

Historically, the wagons were originally classified as TCVs, later redesignated NVV (vacuum braked) and NVX (dual braked) under the TOPS system. Introduced in the early 1960s, they could carry two cars in a hydraulically operated central well and four on the upper deck, giving a 50 % capacity increase over earlier designs. They operated on the East Coast Main Line and later on Motorail services, often hauled by ex‑LNER Pacifics, Deltics, Class 40, 45, 46 and 47 locomotives.

Additional details on the Heljan model include accurately applied livery markings, sprung buffers, fine bogie and underframe detail, weathered finish options and authentic livery differences between the three vehicles in each set. The model is identified by manufacturer part number 9626 and represents the late‑crest period of British Railways.