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Heljan 9632

NVX Newton Chambers Car Carrier BR Blue/Grey Late E96291E

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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

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

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Heljan Newton Chambers NVX Car Transporter (BR Motorail Blue) – model reference E96291E. The kit reproduces the British Rail car‑transport van built by Newton Chambers between 1960 and 1961. It represents the NVX designation used after the TOPS computer system re‑classed the original TCV units.

The model is supplied in a high‑specification, fine‑detail version with a 6‑ft 9‑in (2 m 060) unique bogie arrangement. It features NEM couplers with tension‑lock, sprung buffers, hand‑brake wheels, etched train‑ferry lashing eyes, and options for vacuum brake, dual brake, steam heat, vacuum heating or Electric Train Heat (ETH) as fitted on the prototype. The livery is offered in BR Motorail blue and grey, with optional BR lined maroon packs, and includes period‑accurate roof‑light patterns and weathered finishes.

Historically the vehicles were introduced in the early 1960s as TCVs, later re‑classified as NVV (vacuum‑braked) and NVX (dual‑braked). They provided a hydraulically operated central well capable of carrying two cars, plus an upper deck for four cars – a 50 per cent increase in capacity over earlier designs. During their 25‑year service they operated on the East Coast Main Line and on Motorail routes from London and northern England to the West of England, hauled by ex‑LNER Pacifics, Deltics and later Class 40, 45, 46 and 47 locomotives.

The model’s manufacturer part number is 9632 and it is intended for collectors who wish to depict the British Rail sectorisation era. All components are cast in fine detail, with authentic livery differences for each vehicle in a pack, making it suitable for accurate railway modelling.