Hornby East Coast Trains, Class 43 HST Train Pack - Era 10

East Coast Trains, Class 43 HST Train Pack - Era 10 

Includes:

- Accessory Bag

- Working directional lighting

- Fan and grill detailing

- Highly detailed underframe and bogies

- All wheel pick up

- NEM coupling pockets

- 21 Pin DCC Ready socket (2x Decoders are required for each Power car for conversion to digital)

- OO Scale

Locomotive information and history:

Following a period of unprofitable operations, the InterCity East Coast franchise and associated HST units passed from NXEC to East Coast, an operator owned by the Department for Transport. From the beginning of East Coast’s operations, it was made clear that it was the DfT’s intention was that the franchise be retendered in future years. To this end East Coast soon adopted a deliberately plain livery that would be easy for a new operator to re-brand. The franchise eventually passed to Virgin Trains East Coast in March 2015.

43008 entered service in 1976 working in the western region. After privitisation it briefly remained in the west serving with Great Western Trains before being transferred to GNE. 43008 was overhauled and fitted with a new MTU power unit between July and October 2008, being re-numbered 43208 and later named ‘Lincolnshire Echo’.

43115 entered service in 1979 and worked on the East Coast mainline. The power car, having been inherited by GNER, was overhauled and fitted with it’s new MTU engine between November 2007 and February 2008.

Formation of Train:

Class 43 – 43208 – R30099

Mk3 TGS – 44061 – R40245

Mk3 TS – 42193 – R40247

Mk3 TS – 42192 – R40247A

Mk3 TS – 42191 – R40247B

Mk3 TSD – 42238 – R40243

Mk3 TS – 42158 – R40247C

Mk3 TRFB – 40750 – R40246

Mk3 TFD – 41098 – R40244

Mk3 TF – 41097 – R40368

Class 43 – 43315 – R30099

UK Delivery:

In stock items are usually despatched within 1-2 working days of ordering.