Revolution Trains RT-OO-BRA-404

Borail BRA Railfreight Red - Twin Pack

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

Manufacturer description

Model features:

• Twin packs of two different numbered wagons
• Highly accurate OO gauge model, 1:76.2 scale
• Accurate detail differences – buffers/bogies/brake-gear
• Minimum Radius 2nd Radius
• RP25.110 gauge wheels on 26mm axles
• NEM coupler sockets

165 vacuum braked Borails were built to diagrams 1/482 and 1/483 in the late 1950s. The Borails were built with 8' plate bogies and vacuum brakes.

In 1981-2 150 of the 165 Borails were converted to Borail BRAs with new Y25 bogies, air brakes, new bolsters (6 instead of 5) and a low body added on top of the original deck and repainted into Railfreight red. These wagons were used to transport rail.

Catalogue listing

Revolution Trains Borail BRA Railfreight Red – Twin Pack is an OO gauge model, 1:76.2 scale, supplied as a twin pack of two wagons each carrying a different number. The model bears the manufacturer part number RT-OO-BRA-404 and represents the British Rail sectorisation period. It features accurate differences in buffers, bogies and brake gear, RP25.110 gauge wheels on 26 mm axles, NEM coupler sockets and a minimum radius of 2nd radius.

The prototype Borail wagons were built in the late 1950s to diagrams 1/482 and 1/483, with 8‑foot plate bogies and vacuum brakes; 165 units were constructed. Between 1981 and 1982, 150 of these were converted to Borail BRAs, fitted with new Y25 bogies, air brakes, six bolsters instead of five, a low body added onto the original deck and repainted in Railfreight red for use in transporting rail.