R40168 Mk3 First Open Midland Pullman M41059 Lichen Comprehensive lighting:

Comprehensive lighting:

Features of the Class 59 include:

Two Sandboxes per Bogie (Outer Ends only)

2 replaces the previous version – DCD-ZN6D

R40168 Mk3 First Open Midland Pullman M41059 Lichen Comprehensive lighting:In order to allow running at 125 mph on Britain's Victorian era 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