R40352A Mk3 Trailer First Disabled Rail Charter Services 41160 Class-A4 Footprint 210mm x 43mm

Footprint 210mm x 43mm

This Two Lane Engine Shed will house locomotives when they are not being used

Detailed model with delicate engravings

but in reality this model could have been located pretty much anywhere around the UK from the mid-twentieth century onwards

R40352A Mk3 Trailer First Disabled Rail Charter Services 41160 Class-A4 Footprint 210mm x 43mmIn order to allow running at 125 mph on Britains 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