{"product_id":"hornby-oo-scale-railroad-br-20t-brake-van-r60351","title":"Hornby OO Scale Railroad BR 20T BRake Van [R60351]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the Hornby OO Scale Railroad BR 20T BRake Van [R60351]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrake 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrains were prone to broken coupling chains, so the brake van was essential for bringing a train to a halt under such circumstances. From 1968, the requirement for a brake van to be coupled to a fitted train (wagons with vacuum brakes) was removed from the rule book. BR adopted the LNER ‘Toad D’ van as the basis for its own standard brake van design. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis OO gauge model van is an example of a BR 20T Brake Van.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hornby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42218672357411,"sku":"HORR60351","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0036\/2115\/8947\/files\/hornby-oo-scale-railroad-br-20t-brake-van-r60351-1233527821.jpg?v=1776829288","url":"https:\/\/hobbytechtoys.com.au\/products\/hornby-oo-scale-railroad-br-20t-brake-van-r60351","provider":"Hobbytech Toys","version":"1.0","type":"link"}