PROTOTYPE. The diagram V1 brake vans were built by the NER about 1890. They were a development of similar outside framed vans of much earlier origins and can be thought of as the first standard NER brake van design. They worked in traffic into LNER days and some vans were very long lived with four preserved.

  KIT. The intricate handrails and detail work plus very limited clearances and the distinctive design of the prototype, make this a pleasantly challenging kit to build. Because of clearance problems, the buffers are not sprung.