Name: Hornby R3903 ScotRail, Class 43 HST, Power Cars 43021 and 43132 'A New Era' - Era 10
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3903
Price: 319.99 GBP

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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

Manufacturer description

43021 was delivered into service on 9 July 1976 and 43132 on 21 July 1979. Operational life was extended by Brush Traction when MTU power units were fitted, 43021 being fitted between 9 October 2006 and 21 December 2006, with 43132 going into Brush's Works between 18 July 2007 and 20 September 2007.

On 31 August 2017 both units were taken off lease from First Great Western to be transferred to ScotRail, running as a 2+4 set to Craigentinny on September 1st, along with Mk.3 coaches 40207, 42047, 42207 and 44015.

Here, they were rebranded with vinyls proclaiming 'A New Era' on the power cars and 'We're building the best railway Scotland's ever had' on the central two coaches.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R3903

GTIN

5055286671272

RRP

£319.99

Release date

December 2020

Model details

DCC status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Finish

Painted

Gauge

Livery

Scotrail (Saltire)

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

5 pole skew wound

Colour

ScotRail Saltire

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Power pickup

All wheels

Tooling date

2008

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Name

A New Era

Based on preserved

Passenger figures

Running number

43021

Features

Interior lighting
Directional lighting
Pickup in tender

Prototype information

Tractive effort

17,980 lbf

Total built

197

Wheel configuration

Bo-Bo

Locomotive type

Diesel-Electric

Builder

BREL Crewe Works

Build dates

1975 to 1982

In service until

Present

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

Operator

ScotRail

Wheel arrangement

Bo-Bo

Designer

Sir Kenneth Grange

Built

1975 to 1982

Built by

BREL Crewe Works

Class

British Rail Class 43 "HST"

Motive power

Diesel

Total produced

197

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Hornby ScotRail Class 43 HST power cars 43021 and 43132, modelled in the Era 10 range, represent the diesel‑powered InterCity 125 High Speed Train built by BREL Crewe Works between 1975 and 1982. Both cars are painted in the Inter7City livery and carry the running numbers 43021 and 43132, each named “A New Era”. The model is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket, fitted with a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor, and uses NEM couplings with tension‑lock. Directional and interior lighting are provided, and power is picked up from all wheels. The finished length of each car is 235 mm and the minimum curve radius is the second radius (438 mm). The scale gauge is OO, and the finished appearance is described as pristine.

Historically, the prototype 43021 entered service on 9 July 1976 and 43132 on 21 July 1979. Both units received MTU power units from Brush Traction between October 2006 and September 2007, extending their operational life. On 31 August 2017 they were withdrawn from lease by First Great Western and transferred to Abellio ScotRail, where they ran in a 2 + 4 formation from Craigentinny on 1 September 2017 together with Mk 3 coaches 40207, 42047, 42207 and 44015. The cars were rebranded with vinyl graphics reading “A New Era” on the power cars and “We’re building the best railway Scotland’s ever had” on the central two coaches.