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Revolution Trains RT-OO-CAR4-436A

Quad set Cartic-4 car carrier - MAT blue with mesh screens (set A)

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Prototype Eras
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

The iconic 4-car articulated Cartic-4 car carriers were built between 1966 and 1972 and lasted until the mid-2000s. The Cartic-4 car carriers were developed jointly by BR and Ford and adopted a radical design at the time for freight stock – comprising a permanently coupled four-part vehicle in which the inner cars were linked via shared bogies on articulated joints. The majority were built for private vehicle transporters MAT, Silcock & Collings and Tolemans, however some were also built by BR and used to launch its Motorail brand in 1966. This offered motorists the opportunity to take their car on holiday with them, with an extensive network of services between cities including London, Birmingham and Sheffield and Scotland, the South West and North Wales. Once Motorail stopped the Cartic-4s were used to transport cars around the country both in block flows from factories to delivery points and in Speedlink flows to dealers.

All of our models feature:

• Quad pack of Cartic-4 wagons (each individually numbered and with prototypical livery variations) in BR blue livery in as built condition (ie no side mesh/screens or roof) - suitable for Era 6/7
  
• NEM kinematic close couplers
• Choice of set numbers – set A or B (each quad set will feature different numbers)
• Each quad set measures 840mm over buffers

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Revolution Trains Quad set Cartic‑4 car carrier – MAT blue with mesh screens (set A).
Manufacturer part number: RT‑OO‑CAR4‑436A.
Model represents the British Rail blue period (pre‑TOPS).

The Cartic‑4 car carriers were built between 1966 and 1972 and remained in service until the mid‑2000s. They were developed jointly by British Rail and Ford and introduced a radical articulated design, comprising four permanently coupled vehicles whose inner cars share bogies on articulated joints. Most were supplied to private vehicle transporters MAT, Silcock & Collings and Tolemans, while a number were built for British Rail to launch its Motorail service in 1966. After Motorail ceased, the units were used for block‑flow transport from factories to delivery points and for Speedlink flows to dealers.

The set includes four Cartic‑4 wagons, each individually numbered and finished in the as‑built British Rail blue livery, without side mesh screens or roof, suitable for Era 6/7 modelling. All wagons are fitted with NEM kinematic close couplers. The quad set is offered as set A or set B, each variant carrying different numbering. The overall length of the set measures 840 mm over the buffers.