R40440 RailRoad Grand Central Rail Mk3 1st Class Coach 41206 option-set-194 Finely printed text and art

Finely printed text and art work

Vanden Plas' unique leather seats

Don't forget to keep an eye on the signals though - there might be a hold up ahead

Like the original Type 2 it was available from the factory in an array of guises

R40440 RailRoad Grand Central Rail Mk3 1st Class Coach 41206 option-set-194 Finely printed text and artIn 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