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Heljan 9628

Newton Chambers Car Carrier BR Lined Maroon E96297E

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

Manufacturer description

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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Model details

Prototype information

Heljan Newton Chambers Car Transporter BR Lined Maroon (model E96297E) is a 00‑scale resin kit representing the British Rail car‑transport wagons built by Newton Chambers between 1960 and 1961.

The model is supplied in a triple‑pack, each vehicle finished in the BR maroon livery used during the early part of the wagons’ 25‑year service, with an alternative pack available in the later BR ‘Motorail’ blue/grey scheme.

Key specifications include a minimum curve radius of 2 ft, NEM/Tension‑lock couplings, and unique 6 ft 9 in bogies. Details such as hand‑brake wheels, end‑door fittings, air pipes, etched ferry‑lashing eyes, and both vacuum and dual braking and heating equipment are modelled, with optional electric train heat and air‑brake fittings reflecting later modifications.

Historically the wagons were designated TCV, later NVV (vacuum‑braked) and NVX (dual‑braked) under British Rail’s TOPS system. They featured a hydraulically operated central well capable of carrying two cars, plus an upper deck for four cars, giving a 50 % capacity increase over contemporary designs. Throughout their career they operated on the East Coast Main Line and on Motorail services, hauled by a range of locomotives including ex‑LNER Pacifics, Deltics and Classes 40, 45, 46 and 47.

The model number is 9628 and the kit includes fine‑detail bogie and underframe components, weathered finish options and authentic livery variations between the three vehicles in each pack.