Hornby R3944

BR, Class 43 HST, Power Cars 43123 and 43065 'City of Edinburgh' - Era 8

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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

43123 was delivered into service on 14 April 1979 and 43065 on 15 October 1977 and both power cars have had their operational life extended by the fitting of MTU power units at Brush Traction, 43123 being the last of the Valenta engine HSTs. Both cars are easily identified by virtue of the buffers that were fitted during the 'surrogate' DVT period and by the fact that they were redesignated as Class 43/4 following their conversion to MTU power.

43123 was renumbered as 43423 on 31 January 2011 and given the name 'VALENTA 1972-2010' on 15 May 2011. While 43065 was renumbered 43465 on 31 December 2010, it retained the name 'City of Edinburgh' that it had first received on 25 February 1996.

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Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3944
GTIN
5055286678196
RRP
£319.99
Release date
2020

Model details

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

Prototype information

In service until
Present
Build dates
1975 to 1982
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
Tractive effort
17,980 lbf
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Builder
BREL Crewe Works
Total built
197
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 43 "HST"
Operator
BR
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Designer
Sir Kenneth Grange
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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