38-128B BR VAA Van BR Railfreight Red & Grey No.200633 - Weathered the-model-railway-shop Multiple paint applications employed on

Multiple paint applications employed on each model using BR specification colours

Trailing axles on all vehicles run in metal pinpoint bearings

Age 3+ years

headcode discs and screwlink couplings

Known as ‘Black Fives’

38-128B BR VAA Van BR Railfreight Red & Grey No.200633 - Weathered the-model-railway-shop Multiple paint applications employed onIn the late 1960s British Railways required air braked stock to operate its new Air Braked Network services which would later be known as Speedlink and the Cov AB (Covered, Air Braked) van provided the answer, becoming BRs first general purpose air braked van. Introduced from 1969, the Cov ABs had a modern appearance in comparison to the wooden box vans in widespread use at the time and the side of the van was constructed from a pair of doors,