R40247C Mk3 Trailer Standard East Coast 42158 1-12-Scale only one has been retired

only one has been retired on account of a wreck off-line

HEIGHT (PANTOGRAPH DOWN) 24mm

In this guise it ran in service behind Big Boy

Throughout the early 1980s Class 40s were common performers on relief

R40247C Mk3 Trailer Standard East Coast 42158 1-12-Scale only one has been retiredIn 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.