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Hornby R60005

BR R&D Division, ex-LMS CCT Track Research Laboratory, RDB 975667 - Era 7

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Prototype Era
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

The CCT Wagon in the Red/Blue livery of BR's R&D Division is part of the Track Research Laboratory.

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Hornby BR R&D Division CCT wagon, running number RDB975667, is a 150 mm long, OO gauge, 4‑wheel departmental wagon. It is finished in painted blue with the British Rail research department livery and fitted with a NEM coupling. The model represents the British Rail Blue (TOPS) period.

The original wagon was designed by the LMS and built by Metro‑Cammell for the LMS batch in 1938, with subsequent batches constructed by BR Earlestown and Swindon Works between 1952 and 1957. It belongs to the Track Research Laboratory of the former LMS CCT Track Research Laboratory, now the BR R&D Division.

Key specifications include a minimum radius curve of radius 2, manufacturer part number R60005, and classification as a departmental wagon. The model is suitable for layouts depicting the British Rail research department of the era.