20 ton brake van
Prototype
Operating company/organisation
BR, BR (NE)
Years of operation
1948+
Model
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. (See replacement.)
Availability
Produced in 1976.
Suppliers
See Buying second-hand.
A project to upgrade the Lima model is described in issue 64 of Satellite 1:87