R60285 LMS 20T Brake Van No.730071 Bargain Closing thoughts

Closing thoughts

Maximum speed: 147mph

Each side folds down to act as an end or starting point to any track layout

width: 46mm

R60285 LMS 20T Brake Van No.730071 Bargain Closing thoughtsUntil 1968, fully fitted freight trains were required by law to carry a brake van at the end. The brake van helped to slow the train and acted as a space for the train guard to carry out additional duties such as paperwork. As a result, most brake vans featured a stove and desk on top of the brake apparatus. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) built 2653 20 ton brake vans between 1933 and 1947. These featured a wooden structure that spanned