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Hornby R6834

BR, Dia.064 'Toad E' 20T Brake Van - Era 4

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Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description

As the newly formed London & North Eastern Railway's older, pre-grouping type of brake vans reached the end of their working lives, a program of renewal was put in place. An outstanding ten ton North Eastern design was completed during 1923 but the first new design, coming in 1924, was a nineteen foot, twenty ton brake van that took the best features from the former Great Northern and North East Railway types.

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Hornby BR Dia.064 ‘Toad E’ 20‑ton brake van is an OO‑scale model in the Era 4 range. The model is finished in pristine condition, measures 90 mm in length and features a NEM coupling. It is painted in British Railways grey livery with a bauxite colour scheme and carries the running number E175712. The manufacturer part number is R6834 and it represents the British Railways early crest period.

The model depicts the first new design introduced by the London & North Eastern Railway in 1924, a nineteen‑foot, twenty‑ton brake van that incorporated the best features of the former Great Northern and North Eastern Railway types. This design replaced the older pre‑grouping brake vans as part of a renewal programme that followed the completion of a ten‑ton North Eastern design in 1923.