R60351 Railroad 20T Brake Van Civil Engineers DB950406 1-50-Scale Newton-le-Willows or British Rail (BR)

Newton-le-Willows or British Rail (BR) at their Doncaster works

Stewart &amp

Recognising the excellent tractive force and cross-country ability of half tracks

Illuminated classification lights (where equipped)

two brush holders and screws

R60351 Railroad 20T Brake Van Civil Engineers DB950406 1-50-Scale Newton-le-Willows or British Rail (BR)Expected Delivery Q3 2026 (Subject to Change at Manufacturer's Discretion). Brake vans were an essential fixture on freight trains where the continuous brake was not available. Loose coupled wagons only had hand operated sprag brakes which had to be applied individually, for example, before descending a gradient. Trains were prone to broken coupling chains, so the brake van was essential for bringing a train to a halt under such circumstances. From