{"product_id":"hornby-1-76-railroad-br-20t-brake-van","title":"HORNBY 1\/76 RAILROAD BR - 20T BRAKE VAN","description":"\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\r\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\r\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":45254452248599,"sku":"R60351","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/6637\/4935\/files\/R60351.jpg?v=1782876227","url":"https:\/\/www.hobbyvault.com.au\/products\/hornby-1-76-railroad-br-20t-brake-van","provider":"Hobby Vault Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}