Hornby TT6080 LNER – Brake Van Toad E – 178595 (TT:120 Gauge)

The much-requested LNER ‘Toad E’ brake van makes a return to the Hornby TT:120 range this year. 

Perfect for accompanying your rakes of freight wagons, this brake van is an intricate and authentic model of a LNER Dia.035 Toad E. 

Featuring crisp wooden panel detail, separate underframe and roof fixings, and detailed underframe, this extremely useful van is undoubtedly a must have for your freight train operations.

TT6080 is depicted in the recognisable LNER bauxite with ‘NE’ lettering and numbered 178595.

Model Specification:

• Detailed planked bodyshell
• Detailed interior
• Separate side lamps and roof vents
• Separately fitted buffers
• Kinematic NEM couplings

Tooling:

• Toad E variant
• Extra side handrails by duckets
• Without end bracing
• Disc wheels

Livery:

• LNER bauxite
• NE Lettering
• Authentic colours and fonts
• Era 3

History:

The ‘Toad E’ brake van was introduced by the LNER during the early 1930s as a development of the earlier Toad B design. While retaining the same basic body and chassis, it featured distinctive pressed-steel side duckets in place of the earlier wooden boarded type, giving the vehicle a more modern appearance. 

Around 900 examples were built between 1930 and 1935, making it the LNER’s principal short-wheelbase brake van of the period. They became a familiar sight on freight trains throughout the former LNER network and remained in widespread service under British Railways, with many surviving until around 1960