British 1:87 Scale Modelling - Lima 20 ton brake van

20 ton brake van

Lima #3152 20 ton brake van - brown Lima #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

20 ton brake van

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.