R40362A MK3 Coach C Trailer Standard East Midlands No.42140 Wagon Brown Rust

Brown Rust

The height of the model when placed on the stand is 114 mm

The model has three cylinder gears with numbers from 0 to 9 and a Geneva Drive

1:43 Scale 7 Plank Wagon decorated in GWR livery

These steel-bodied coaches went on to influence the ubiquitous British Railways Mark 1 Standard Coaching Stock

R40362A MK3 Coach C Trailer Standard East Midlands No.42140 Wagon Brown RustIn order to allow running at 125 mph on Britain's railways, new rolling stock was needed by British Railways, and a new Mark entered service in 1975. 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