Hornby R40006

BR Departmental, ex-Mk1 SK Ballast Cleaner Train Staff Coach, DB 975805 - Era 7

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Prototype Era
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

BR Departmental, ex-Mk1 SK Ballast Cleaner Train Staff Coach, DB 975805 - Era 7 was a former Mk.1 SK, M24972, that was converted into an BR Departmental RCE Staff and Dormitory coach in 1978.

The livery represents the coach during the period when it served with the ballast cleaning train in 1985.

Pick up yours today in olive painted finish and measuring in at 265mm in length.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R40006
GTIN
5055286678301
RRP
£42.49
Catalogue
2020 Range
Release date
July 2020

Model details

Colour
BR Departmental Olive
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Livery
BR departmental olive
Directional lighting
No
DCC status
No
Minimum radius curve
R2
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Tooling date
2013
Interior lighting
No
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Passenger figures
No
Running number
DB975805

Prototype information

Passenger capacity
Varies by coach type
Type of vehicle
Coach
Builder
BR Workshops
Cravens
Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
Build dates
1951 to 1963
Total built
1000s
Wheel configuration
Bogies
(BR1, BR2, Commonwealth or B4 types used)
Operated by
British Railways
Network Rail
Royal Mail
Regional Railways
First Great Western
West Coast Railway Co
Various heritage & mainline charter operators
Main duties
Passenger services
Mail & Parcels
Departmental
In service until
Present
(Charter trains & departmental only)
Coach type
British Railways Mark 1
Locomotive class*
Mk1
Operator
BR
TOPS classification
(SK) Standard Corridor
Wheel arrangement
Bogies (BR1, BR2, Commonwealth or B4 types used)
Designer
BREL
Built
1951 to 1963
Built by
BR Workshops Cravens Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company

* 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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