R60351 Railroad 20T Brake Van Civil Engineers DB950406 1-50-Scale Feeder Cable (1 piece)

Feeder Cable (1 piece)

two brush holders and screws

A nicely detailed final touch

In 1955 he set up another company Contractors (Transport) Ltd

R60351 Railroad 20T Brake Van Civil Engineers DB950406 1-50-Scale Feeder Cable (1 piece)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