Hornby R40244 East Coast, Mk3 Trailer First Disabled, 41098 - Era 10 Collett for operating (in the main)

for operating (in the main) turnouts

and some paint wear on some of the grey plastic details (see photos for close ups of these defects)

DB Cargo’s bright red provides the base colour

Footprint: 205mm x 67mm

Hornby R40244 East Coast, Mk3 Trailer First Disabled, 41098 - Era 10 Collett for operating (in the main)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