Product Description

Rapido 975012 GCR 15T Brake Van BR Bauxite No.E531727

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The GCR 15t 6-Wheeled Brake Van was an immensely well-travelled brake van and perfectly sums up why the LNER has been known as the ‘London & Nearly Everywhere Railway’.

Sometimes designers absolutely nail their brief, and it would be fair to say the design for the Great Central Railway 15t 6-wheeled brake van goes into that category.

Upon the grouping of the railways in 1923 the LNER inherited hundreds of Great Central brake vans, including a significant quantity of this 15t variant. Many would replace the smaller GNR brake vans on East Coast mainline services. This design clearly struck a chord with the LNER as production continued throughout 1923, further bolstering their stock with another 24 vans.

The LNER trackage was vast, and it wasn’t long before this brake van was used up and down the network, from Glasgow to Kings Cross. They got everywhere and quickly became a regular feature on long-distance cross-country freight and local trains too.

Many GCR 6-wheelers survived until nationalisation, with BR examples being spotted everywhere from Wick to the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway. Variants even made it into the hands of the National Coal Board and were used by BR as ballast brakes and engineering vehicles.

This model will be the first Great Central Railway brake van diagram ever to be produced in OO gauge ready-to-run. The van’s interior contains a guard’s desk, stove, sandboxes and lockers, you will also find side lamps in the detail bag adding to the realism and detail of this model.

Specifications:-

• GCR 15T Brake Van
• No. E531727
• BR bauxite
• Vacuum fitted
• BR style axleboxes
• Square base buffers
• Spoked wheels running in metal bearings
• High level of detail above and below the floor line
• High quality livery application
• NEM coupler pockets
• 1:76 scale, (OO gauge)