Hornby TT6089 TT Esso TEA Tanker Tank Car 20060, Era III-IV

Hornby TT6089 TT Esso TEA Tanker Tank Car 20060, Era III-IV Product Details

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Hornby TT6089 TT Esso TEA Tanker Tank Car 20060, Ep. III-IV

Are you looking for a British tank car for your TT:120 layout that realistically depicts classic oil transport from Era III-IV? The Hornby TT6089 TT Esso TEA Tanker Tank Car 20060 brings a TEA bogie tank car in a distinctive BRT/ESSO livery to your model railroad.

The model was announced as part of the TT:120 new releases for July 2026 and is based on TEA bogie tank cars, whose prototypes were built in the 1960s and 1970s. TT6089 depicts car No. 20060, owned by BRT and leased to ESSO, featuring a gray paint scheme with a red band.

TEA bogie tank car for British oil trains

The car impresses with its highly detailed design, featuring an accurate tank shape, neatly reproduced sheet metal seams, and numerous finely applied individual parts. The detailed undercarriage and the etched metal walkways on the tank roof create a particularly realistic look when the car is part of a freight train formation.

Thanks to the kinematic NEM coupler system, the tank car is ready for use on TT:120 layouts. The specified minimum radius is the second radius, allowing the model to be used even on more compact layouts.

Historical prototype of the TEA tank cars

TEA bogie tank cars were built over several decades, from the 1960s through the 2000s. Many cars of this type are still in service today. In addition to private oil companies, EWS and VTG Rail were also major users of this car type.

ESSO is one of the best-known examples of the use of these tank cars, including on routes from Fawley on the south coast to Grangemouth in Scotland. Get the Hornby TT6089 TT Esso TEA Tanker 20060 tank car and add a distinctive British oil tank car to your TT:120 layout.

Features:

• Gauge: TT
• Era: III-IV
• Esso TEA Tanker Tank Car 20060
• Brand-new tooling depicting a TEA bogie tanker car
• Accurate tank shape and panel lines
• Numerous separate parts
• Highly detailed underframe
• Etched metal roof catwalks
• Kinematic NEM coupling system
• Minimum second radius