Name: Hornby R6940 GWR, AA15 20T 'Toad' Brake Van, 68611 - Era 3
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R6940
Price: 27.99 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

A four wheel 20T Brake Van from the Great Western Railway in Dark Freight Grey, marked for Cheltenham High Street.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R6940

GTIN

5055286673139

RRP

£27.99

Release date

August 2020

Model details

Colour

Dark Grey

Coupling

NEM

Finish

Painted

Gauge

Livery

GWR grey

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Tooling date

2017

Running number

68611

Prototype information

In service until

1970s

Main duties

Safety brake on Goods Trains

Operated by

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Wheel configuration

4-wheel

Builder

GWR Swindon Works

Build dates

1894 to 1950s

Type of vehicle

Brake Van

Wagon type

Brake Van

Operator

GWR

Wheel arrangement

4-wheel

Built

1894 to 1950s

Built by

GWR Swindon Works

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Hornby GWR AA15 20T ‘Toad’ Brake Van, model number 68611, Era 3. The model represents the Big Four period of British railway history (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).

The OO‑scale brake van is 108 mm long, has a four‑wheel arrangement and NEM couplings. It is finished in painted dark freight grey and carries the Cheltenham High Street livery. The vehicle is modelled after a Great Western Railway 20‑tonne brake van built at Swindon Works.

The prototype was constructed from 1894 to the 1950s and was operated by the Great Western Railway as a brake van. The model’s manufacturer part number is R6940.