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Hornby Mk3 TFD East Coast 41098
£45.00
£45.00/each
Sold and sent by Gaugemaster Controls Ltd
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Delivery
- £3.00 standard courier delivery by Thu 14 Aug
- £6.00 express courier delivery by Mon 11 Aug if you order before 12:00 PM
Returns
Returns available within 30 days.
Hornby Mk3 TFD East Coast 41098
£45.00
£45.00/each
Highlights
- Authentically replicated model railway coach
- Accurately reproduced East Coast livery
- 1:76 scale highly detailed OO model railway item
Description
In-order to allow running at 125 mph on Britain's railways, new rolling stock was needed by British Railways in order to replace the aging Mk2s. Significant improvements 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.To add to your rake, the full list of complementary coaches can be found here.
Sold by Gaugemaster Controls Ltd (GAUGEMASTER CONTROLS LIMITED)
| Appropriate Age Warning | 14 + |
|---|---|
| Type | Trains |
Delivery
- £3.00 standard courier delivery by Thu 14 Aug
- £6.00 express courier delivery by Mon 11 Aug if you order before 12:00 PM
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