Hornby R40247C East Coast, Mk3 Trailer Standard, 42158 - Era 10 Peco Footprint: 203mm x 63mm

Footprint: 203mm x 63mm

Features of the Dapol Class 59 Include:

Livery: LNER Blue

Peco ST-244 Curved Double Radius

Hornby R40247C East Coast, Mk3 Trailer Standard, 42158 - Era 10 Peco Footprint: 203mm x 63mmIn order to allow running at 125 mph on Britain's 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 deceleration.