Hornby R40247B East Coast, Mk3 Trailer Standard, 42191 - Era 10 Flangeway Snowplough builders of the A1 locomotive

builders of the A1 locomotive 'Tornado'

Our Tri-ang Railways Remembered Set brings the R2X Set back into your life and those halcyon days can be recreated on a layout

Based on the Saxby and Farmer design seen on many railways across Britain

the InterCity East Coast franchise passed from NXEC to East Coast

Hornby R40247B East Coast, Mk3 Trailer Standard, 42191 - Era 10 Flangeway Snowplough builders of the A1 locomotiveIn 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.