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Hornby R40247A East Coast Mk3 Trailer Standard 42192 – Era 10

Hornby R40247A East Coast Mk3 Trailer Standard 42192 – Era 10

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Hornby R40247A East Coast Mk3 Trailer Standard 42192 – Era 10

Product Info

In-order to allow running at 125 mph on Britain’s railways, new rolling stock was needed by British Railways. Significant improvements over the Mk2 included new secondary air suspension between the bogies and the coach body as well as aerodynamic skirting on the underframe. Mk3 coaches are 75ft (23m) long enabling far greater capacity than older coaches. Mk3 coaches also incorporate disk brakes and wheel slip protection enabling faster deceleration.

 

The first Mk3 coaches to be delivered were used as part of the HST prototype along with the two Class 41 diesel power cars in 1972. Mk3 coaches entered service in 1975 along with the Class 43 forming the iconic InterCity 125 trainset.

 

Following a period of unprofitable operations, the InterCity East Coast franchise passed from NXEC to East Coast, an operator owned by the Department for Transport. From the beginning of East Coast’s operations, it was made clear that it was the DfT’s intention was that the franchise be retendered in future years. To this end East Coast soon adopted a deliberately plain livery that would be easy for a new operator to re-brand. The franchise eventually passed to Virgin Trains East Coast in March 2015.

What’s Inside

1x Rolling stock Coach

Tech Specs

Item Length – Without Packaging (cm)
30.3
Item Height – Without Packaging (cm)
5
Item Width – Without Packaging (cm)
3.5
Item Weight – Without Packaging
0.19
Item Scale
1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
Finish
Painted
Colour
Grey
Operator
East Coast
Designer
BREL
Livery
East Coast Grey
Minimum Curve (mm)
Radius 2
Number of Parts
1

Additional information

Weight 2000 g
Brand

Hornby

Condition

New

Scale

OO/HO Gauge

Format

Carriage/Coach

Brand

Hornby

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