Pack 5
11 70 9229 012-3 (w/tail light)
11 70 9229 040-4

The latest addition to the very popular “Powering Britain” range of Accurascale freight stock which focuses on energising a nation, the FNA also compliments the growing Accurascale nuclear wagon range, with the monster KUA wagons and the recent arrivals of the quirky low level nuclear waste PFA wagons featuring an array of interesting containers. With these growing ranges in mind, the FNA-D has been on the Accurascale 'hit list' for a long time as the young company looks to continue to serve the enthusiasts and modellers of the current era railway operations with prototypically short trains, perfect for those modellers with space restrictions. A model of these wagons is essential for the Accurascale range.

Working closely with WH Davis, the manufacturer of the real FNA-Ds, Accurascale was give extensive access to drawings as well as the opportunity to survey the real wagons in the quest to create the most accurate model of these distinctive prototypes. Once again accuracy, detail and build quality are at the top of Accurascale's priorities and the FNA-D will feature a high specification including:

Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius)
Weight 133g
Ten individually numbered wagons packaged in two-car sets
Bogies include separate brakeshoes in line with wheels and brake adjuster plus rotating axleboxes
RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels with space to fit EM (18.2mm) or P4 (18.83mm) wheels
Sprung buffers and dummy screw couplings are included
Super fine separate plastic, metal wire and etched metal detail parts, including air pipes, brake handwheel, hood opening equipment, brake equipment, grabs, warning label holders
Kinetic NEM coupler mounts at correct height with mini-tension-lock couplers
Working tail light on one vehicle in each pack. This will be powered by a single CR1216 battery and controlled by magnet switch
Bogies include separate brakeshoes in line with wheels and brake adjuster plus rotating axleboxes

A total of forty of these striking vehicles were built in three batches for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) by WH Davis in the UK between 2014 and 2019, numbered 11 70 9229 001-040. They are used for carrying spent fuel from nuclear power stations and sites undergoing decommissioning to the facility at Sellafield for reprocessing or storage. The FNA-D continues Accurascale's popular and well-regarded range of nuclear vehicles that includes the KUA bogie flask carrier and the PFA two-axle container flat.

The wagons, which also carry the UIC code 'Uas' are a like-for-like replacement for the iconic fleet of BR and Procor-built FNA nuclear flask wagons that were built between 1976 and 1988, now all scrapped. The major updates are bodysides with exposed framing and the distinctive Barber BER22.5 'Easy Ride' low track force bogies. Internally the vessel support structures are designed to carry a wider range of flask designs. Accurascale has obsessively replicated these characteristic features in the smaller scale with a composite die-cast and plastic design that includes full underframe detail and brake equipment.

Despite the number of working nuclear power stations shrinking dramatically since the turn of the millennium, the FNA-D wagons can still be seen over much of the UK, usually between one and five wagons behind a pair of Direct Rail Services (DRS) locomotives. These operational sites are Hartlepool, Heysham 1 & 2, Torness and Sizewell B. However, three closed locations are undergoing the de-fuelling process and shipping irradiated fuel rods to Sellafield: Dungeness B, Hinkley Point B and Hunterston B. Meanwhile, Valley loading point, for the former Wylfa facility on Anglesey, completed this process in 2019, but still sees irregular visits by flask trains, as does Georgemas Junction, which serves the experimental reactors at Dounreay.