August 17, 2026 Graham Muspratt

KMRC Wagon JNA-T Ealnaos Box Wagons - OO Gauge

We teamed up with Revolution Trains to commission the JNA-T Ealnos box wagons in VTG Mendip Rail and GBRf livery in OO Gauge.

Manufactured by Astra Rail, since their introduction in 2016 they have been used extensively on aggregate and quarry traffic – especially on short flows where the unloading facilities are usually just a siding and an excavator! A total of 503 Ealnos box wagons have been delivered in several batches.

Mendip Rail JNA-T leased from VTG at Exeter Riverside Yard. This is number 70-5500-178-5. Picture Geoff Sheppard licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Mendip Rail via VTG operates 65 Ealnos box wagons along the Great Western Mainline and across Southern Britain. GB Railfreight is the latest to directly purchase 50 Ealnos wagons, currently these are in service between Whatley Quarry and Wellingborough & Croft Quarry and Cardiff Pengam Siding. Direct Rail Services has also hired in a rake for use between Barrow Docks and Drigg with class 66/68 traction.

The Models

These models were produced to our usual high standards with NEM couplers, RP25 wheelsets and plenty of separately fitted detail. The working tail lamp fitted version is battery-operated (which is hidden by a false floor). The KMRC versions were produced in Medip VTG and also GBRf liveries.