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Hornby R6905

BR, 21T Mineral Wagon, B316500 - Era 6

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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)

Manufacturer description

Era 6 was one in which diesel and electric locomotives were being introduced to passengers as modernisation started to quickly take hold.

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Hornby BR 21T Mineral Wagon (model B316500) is a 90 mm long, OO gauge, painted model representing a British Railways mineral wagon from the pre‑TOPS Blue era. The wagon is finished in BR grey with blue detailing, fitted with NEM couplings, and is capable of negotiating a minimum radius of 1 chain. It carries the manufacturer part number R6905 and the running number B316500.

The model depicts a freight wagon that would have been in service during British Rail era 6, a period when diesel and electric locomotives were being introduced on passenger services as modernisation accelerated. This era is generally associated with the early 1960s, for example 15 March 1962.