R16 BRAKE VAN 1953-1981

R114 BRAKE VAN 1973-1979

R107 LMS BRAKE VAN 1974-1996

R16 BRAKE VAN produced in the main range from 1953 to 1981.

From 1967 the body was mounted on a longer chassis and given R636 for one year before reverting to R16A and R16 once more.

The R number changed again when it was given a paint finish in 1980.

Produced in several colours, mostly maroon or grey and until 1957 carried NE (LNER) and in the first 18 months the running numbers were 16083, 129085, 129083, 748936. 138224 and 573684.

LEFT: Running number 138224 from late 1954

NOTE: Wrong chassis. no running boards.

1956 Running number NE 73684

Other numbers used at this time were NE573684, NE650432 and NE13326.

1957 Triang Catalogue

Towards the end of the year the "NE" was removed and the running number became N53612 and shortly after M73031.

1958 Triang Catalogue

1958

Wrong chassis. no running boards.

1958

Colour shade change, red-brown

1959 Triang Catalogue

1959-1962

The running number continued to be large until 1962, when it changed to small in 1963.

1960 Triang Catalogue

1961 Triang Catalogue

1962 Triang Catalogue

1963

Last year with metal chassis

1963 Triang Catalogue

1964 Triang Catalogue

1965 Triang Catalogue

1966 Triang Hornby Catalogue

1967 Triang Hornby Catalogue

1967-1981

Longer chassis and running number B952698

Cat.nr. R636 as the R16 was still in the catalogue for 1967.

1967 Triang Hornby Catalogue

1963-1967

Fitted with plastic chassis, compare with the 1963 picture.

1968 Triang Hornby Catalogue

Cat. nr. 16A (the A prefix was due to stocks of the short wheelbase brake van still had to be cleared from the factory).

1969 Triang Hornby Catalogue

R number now R16 again.

1970 Triang Hornby Catalogue

1971 Triang Hornby Catalogue

.1972 Triang Hornby Catalogue

1973 Hornby Railways Catalogue

1974 Hornby Railways Catalogue

1975 Hornby Railways Catalogue

1976 Hornby Railways Catalogue

R number changed to R218

1977 Hornby Railways Catalogue

1978 Hornby Railways Catalogue

1979 Hornby Railways Catalogue

1980 Hornby Railways Catalogue

New number R729, paint finish

1981 Hornby Railways Catalogue

Replaced by a new model in 1982

R114 BRAKE VAN

1973-1979

Produced from 1973 until 1979, it only carried the number 178595 and only in grey. In the catalogue as R114 until with the adding of silver seal wheels it became R215 in 1976.