Hornby R30106

Southern Class 423 4-VEP EMU Train Pack - Era 10

Name: Hornby R30106 Southern Class 423 4-VEP EMU Train Pack - Era 10
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R30106
Price: 399.99 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

Poor service saw the Network SouthCentral franchise transferred from Connex Trains, later renamed Southern in 2000. No serious attempt to update the units to the new Southern brand took place with only 4-VEP unit 3514 ever being painted into Southern green livery.

The introduction of the Class 377 Electrostar units gradually saw the old and high millage 4-VEPs replaced. The final regular Southern 4-VEP service took place in August 2005, while Southern 4-VEP operations came to a final end with the Sussex Slammer rail tour occurring in November.

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Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R30106

GTIN

5055286698590

RRP

£399.99

Catalogue

2022 range

Release date

June 2023

Model details

Tooling date

2023

DCC status

DCC Ready 21 pin socket

Finish

Painted

Motor

3 Pole Skew wound

Colour

Green

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Power pickup

All wheels

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Passenger figures

Based on preserved

Livery

Southern Railway

Gauge

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Diecast (power car), Plastic & metal (other cars)

Coupling mount

Conductive couplings
NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock or Close-coupling mechanism (cab ends) + conductive coupling (between coaches)

Minimum radius

Radius 2

DCC

DCC Ready 21 pin socket

Features

Pickup in tender
Directional lighting
Interior lighting

Prototype information

In service until

2005

Builder

BR York Works
BR Derby Works

Type of unit

750 V DC 3rd-Rail Electric Multiple Unit

Build dates

1967 to 1974

Passenger capacity

42 (First Class)
280 (Standard Class)

Operated by

British Rail
Connex
South Eastern Trains
Southern
South West Trains

Main duties

Local & Regional Passenger

Locomotive class^*

British Rail Class 423 "4-VEP"

Operator

Southern

Motive power

Electric Multiple Unit

Designer

Built by

BR York Works BR Derby Works

^* 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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