Revolution Trains announce N Gauge 35T Class A tanks and MTV/ZKV Zander box wagons

Contributed by: Graham Muspratt

8 Jul 2022 00:00am

Following on from the Class B tanks (already available to pre order here>>>) Revolution Trains are using the same common wagon chassis to produce the similar Class A tanks and the MTV/ZKV Zander box wagons.

The Class A tanks were introduced in the mid 1950s and lasted in use into the 1990s using a common chassis as the Class B tanks but with a longer barrel as the liquid is a lighter fuel.

During the 1970s some of the tank chassis were re-used to create MTV aggregate box wagons which became ZKV ‘Zander’ box wagons in Departmental use. The MTV/ZKV Zander wagons were built in 1975 by Standard Wagon works to diagram 1/193 (lot number 3859) from redundant 35t tank wagon chassis. The wagons were given TOPS code MTV and numbered B390000-390149 for revenue use in carrying sand and aggregates, later they were also used to carry salt, plate iron and scrap. During the late 1980s some of the MTVs started to be transferred to departmental use as ZKV Zander wagons and by 1990 all were out of revenue use. Some of the engineers wagons received a yellow stripe around the top of the wagon while others had full repaints into "Dutch" grey/yellow livery and a few were even branded for "Mainline" prior to the privatisation of Trainload Freight (into what became EWS). As ZKV Zanders they continued to see use on engineers trains well into the late 1990s.

The models, that feature RP25 wheels and NEM couplers, being produced are:
Class A Tanks

N35TA-101 Single 35t class A tank in Esso silver and red livery (different number to triple pack)
N35TA-301 Triple pack of 35t class A tanks in Esso silver and red livery (3 different numbers and also different from single pack)
N35TA-102 Single 35t Class A tank in Esso grey/red livery (different number to triple pack).
N35TA-302 Triple pack of 35t class A tanks in Esso grey/red livery (3 different numbers and different to single tank)
N35TA-103 Single 35t Class A fuel tank in unbranded grey/red livery (different number to triple pack)
N35TA-303 Triple pack of 35t Class A fuel tanks in unbranded grey/red livery (3 separate numbers and different to single tank
N35TA-104A Single 35t Class A tank in Staveley Chemicals grey/red livery (different number to pack B)
N35TA-104B Single 35t Class A tank in Staveley Chemicals grey/red livery (different number to pack A)
N35T-A-205A Twin pack of Class A tanks in Chipmans green as used in Chipmans weedkiller train during the 1970s and early 1980s. Each pack contains two tanks: CC48115/115 and CC48119/119 with Chipman/Weed Control branding. The train usually ran with 4 tanks
N35T-A-206A Twin pack of Class A tanks in black "water only" livery as used in Chipmans weedkiller train during the 1980s. Each pack contains two tanks: one as CC48116/116 and the other CC48117/117. The train ran with 4 tanks in the full train.

MTV/ZKV Zander box wagons

N-MTV-101 Single MTV aggregate wagon in BR freight brown with Pool 7641R markings, running number B390024
N-MTV-102 Single MTV aggregate wagon in BR freight brown with Pool 7613 markings, running number B390098
N-MTV-103 Single MTV aggregate wagon in BR freight brown as used in salt traffic, running number B390105
N-MTV-301 Triple pack of MTV aggregates wagons in BR freight brown. 3 different running numbers from the "Stone" pool 7663/7607:
B390012, B390016 and B390031 (Stone branding painted out, pool 7607 for B390031)
N-MTV-302 Triple pack of MTV aggregates wagons in BR freight brown. 3 different running numbers from the "Sand" pool 5019: B390077, B390109 and B390111

Departmental ZKV Zander wagons (all single wagons)

N-ZKV-101 Single ZKV brown with yellow stripe single wagon running number DB390004
N-ZKV-102 Single ZKV brown with yellow stripe single wagon running number DB3900132
N-ZKV-103 Single ZKV brown with yellow stripe and Mainline branding, single wagon running number DB390133
N-ZKV-111 Single ZKV Zander Civil Engineers "Dutch" grey/yellow, single wagon running number DB390097
N-ZKV-112 Single ZKV Zander Civil Engineers "Dutch" grey/yellow with Mainline branding, single wagon running number DB390140

Expected availability Q4 2022 – Q1 2023

Subject to alteration.

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