20 ton brake van

Lima #3152 20 ton brake van - brownLima #3153 20 ton brake van - grey

Prototype

Operating company/organisation

BR, BR (NE)

Years of operation

 

Model

Classification

Freight wagon

Manufacturer

Lima

Model/catalogue/item number

BR brown: 3152
BR (NE) grey: 3153

Construction

Assembled. Plastic with some metal fittings.
Couplers: continental loop-type, sometimes moulded to chassis otherwise removeable.
Wheelsets: diameter 12mm; tip to tip axle length 25.5mm; wheelback to wheelback 13.5mm. This appears to be the only Lima British HO model with NMRA-length axles! Even the TOAD brake van, which ostensibly shares the same chassis, uses 24.5mm axles (the European norm).

Availability

Discontinued

Suppliers

See Buying second-hand.

British 1:87 Scale Modelling