R40182 Mk3 First Open Rail Charter Services 11076 Coach A Scale_HO-Scale orange and red livery of

orange and red livery of the prototype

NUMBER BUILT 512

Early SD70M body

which closed shortly after Hammerton Street diesel depot fell by the wayside in 1984

The kit contains a variety of parts

R40182 Mk3 First Open Rail Charter Services 11076 Coach A Scale_HO-Scale orange and red livery ofIn 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 breaks and wheel slip protection enabling faster