Hornby R3770

GWR, Class 43 HST, Power Cars 43002 'Sir Kenneth Grange' and 43198 - Era 11

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Prototype Era
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3770
GTIN
5055286656842
RRP
£289.99
Release date
June 2020

Model details

Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Livery
Green
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin + 8 pin socket
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Coupling
NEM + Tension Lock
Finish
Pristine
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Based on preserved
No
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Passenger figures
No
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Tooling date
2008
Features
Directional lighting
Interior lighting
Pickup in tender

Prototype information

In service until
Present
Tractive effort
17,980 lbf
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Builder
BREL Crewe Works
Build dates
1975 to 1982
Total built
197
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*
British Rail Class 43 "HST"
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Built by
BREL Crewe 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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Hornby GWR Class 43 HST power cars 43002 “Sir Kenneth Grange” and 43198 are supplied as a matched pair in era 11. The models are in pristine condition and finished in a green livery, with the lead car bearing the name Sir Kenneth Grange. Each car measures 470 mm in length and is DCC ready with an 8‑pin plug and an 8‑pin socket.

The motor is a 5‑pole skew‑wound type and the cars employ NEM couplings with tension lock. They can negotiate a minimum radius of the second curve, 438 mm. Both directional and interior lighting are fitted and power is collected from all wheels. The motive power is diesel and the prototype units were built between 1975 and 1982, with a total production of 197. They represent the British Rail Class 43 “HST”, originally operated by Great Western Railway in era 9, and are modelled to the current era.

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