Hornby R30343

GNER Class 43 HST Bo-Bo Train Pack - Era 9

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

No. 43096 'Stirling Castle' started its working life in an InterCity 125 livery and was named 'The Queen's Own Hussars'. Towards the early 2000s, it was renamed 'The Great Racer' and then 'Stirling Castle'. In 2019, it sported a new LNER red and white livery and was renumbered to 43296. It's now in service for the EMR. 

No. 43119 'Harrogate Spa' was originally part of unit 254032 in the Eastern Region, the last such unit assigned to it. Named 'Harrogate Spa' in 2003, a name it carried until 2008 when it was also renumbered to 43319, it is presently in storage after last being in service with East Midland Railway.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R30343
RRP
£394.99
Catalogue
2024 Range

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready 21 pin socket
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Motor
5 Pole Skew wound
Colour
Blue
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Livery
GNER Blue
Buffers
No Buffers
Coupling
NEM / Tension Lock

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
Class 43
Operator
GNER
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Designer
Sir Kenneth Grange

* 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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