R30215 HM Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Class 43 HST Train Pack - Era 11

PRODUCT INFORMATION
Officially the fastest diesel trains in the world, the High-Speed Trains were introduced by British Rail in 1976, operating 125mph services on the Great Western Main Line and the East Coast Main Line before being introduced to other lines later. When originally built by BREL at Crewe Works, the InterCity 125 units consisting of a pair of Class 43 power units and a rake of Mk3 coaches, were considered to be diesel multiple units and allocated as Class 253 to the Western Region and Class 254 for the Eastern Region, as it was envisaged that the sets would remain in fixed formation. At the beginning of April 2006, FirstGroup, having secured the newly combined Greater Western franchise, unveiled a proposed new livery with a graduated blue to purple body colour and horizontal dynamic lines. Originally applied to both coaching stock and power cars, upon refurbishment the power cars received a modified livery of solid blue/purple, minus the dynamic lines This model reimagines what an HST unit would have looked like in this celebratory Platinum Jubilee year. The iconic Class 43 power units in Platinum Jubilee silver, plus blue trim livery with matching six First Class and two First Class Restaurant sliding door Mk3 coaches would indeed make a never to be forgotten image while racing along the East Coast Main Line..

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Class - Class 43

DCC Type - DCC Ready

Finish - Satin

Operator/Livery - LNER

Designer - BREL

Entered Service - 1976

Period/Era - 11 Present Day 2014 on

Curved Track - 2nd Radius

Motor - 5 Pole Skew wound

Wheel Configuration - BO-BO

Detail -

Special Features - +14 Years

Age Suitability - +14 Years

New Tool - Relivery

Limited Edition - No

Limited Edition Size -

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Category - E - Loco - Train Pack

Licensed - No

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