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Hornby R30096

FGW, Class 43 HST Train Pack - Era 10

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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways

Manufacturer description

Following the FirstGroup’s decision to buyout their partner’s shares in Great Western Holdings a decision was made to rebrand the Great Western Trains HST units to First Great Western (FGW). Visually this change involved the fitting of a new vinyl gold strip and colour fading as well as fitting new FGW logos. Power car 43136 entered service at the end of November 1979 and was overhauled and fitted with a new MTU engine between February and April 2007. Power car 43189 entered service in May 1982 and received its Brush overhaul between November 2007 and January 2008.

Formation:

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Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R30096
GTIN
5055286698316
RRP
£362.99
Catalogue
2022 range
Release date
December 2022

Model details

Colour
Green
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
DCC status
DCC Ready 21 pin socket
Motor
5 Pole Skew wound
Finish
Painted
Livery
First Great Western
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Gauge
OO
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Diecast
Coupling type
Tension lock
Tooling date
2022
Directional lighting
No
Interior lighting
No
Based on preserved
No
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No

Prototype information

In service until
Present
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Builder
BREL Crewe Works
Build dates
1975 to 1982
Total built
197
Tractive effort
17,980 lbf
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Main duties
Regional & Express Passenger
Operated by
British Rail
Abellio ScotRail
Colas Rail
Cotswold Rail
CrossCountry
East Coast
East Midlands Trains/ Railway
GNER
Grand Central Trains
Great Western Railway
Hull Trains
London North Eastern Railway
Midland Mainline
Network Rail
National Express East Coast
Virgin Cross Country
Virgin Trains East Coast
Virgin Trains West Coast
Locomotive class*
Class 43
Operator
First Great Western
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Designer
Sir Kenneth Grange
Built
1975 to 1982
Built by
BREL Crewe Works
Motive power
Diesel

* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

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