9404 BR Mk1 CCT 4w General Purpose Van in Breakdown Train Unit (BTU) Yellow No.977076 Era_Era-3 open-sided buildings

open-sided buildings

Four structures

lift and lower the lever

Cobalt α Alpha AEU allows up to 2044 accessory numbers to be used

The model features detailed brick work

9404 BR Mk1 CCT 4w General Purpose Van in Breakdown Train Unit (BTU) Yellow No.977076 Era_Era-3 open-sided buildingsMore than 800 of these general purpose two axle vans were built by BR between 1959 and 1961. With folding end doors, they continued the long tradition of the Covered Carriage Truck (CCT), a type dating back to the 19th century for the movement of road carriages and cars. However, as motor cars grew larger, they were banned from these duties in the mid 1960s, after which newspapers, mail and parcels traffic formed the bulk of their work. Many passed