931021 SECR 6 Wheel Brake Van - No. 55405 - SR pre-36 livery (brown with red ends and large lettering) Point Motor Prinz Eugen was sent into

Prinz Eugen was sent into the North Atlantic alongside the Bismarck to target convoys heading to Great Britain

To this end East Coast soon adopted a deliberately plain livery that would be easy for a new operator to re-brand

After initially using long range fuel tanks

hazard warning light

The open box design was loaded and unloaded using grab machines or electro-magnets and the wagons entered traffic in a bold blue and yellow colour scheme

931021 SECR 6 Wheel Brake Van - No. 55405 - SR pre-36 livery (brown with red ends and large lettering) Point Motor Prinz Eugen was sent intoTo go alongside the newly announced SECR Open Wagons, we are also announcing a new batch of OO Gauge SECR 6 wheel Brake Vans. This batch brings some new liveries to a popular model and the addition of single ended vans into the main range. In 1898, the SER built a brand new type of brake van, which was very similar to the designs found on the Midland Railway. This first batch of 20 ton six wheeled Goods Brake had a single enclosed veranda at one end.