Name: Hornby R40019 Avanti West Coast, Pendolino Motor Standard (MS) – Era 11
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R40019
Price: 49.49 GBP

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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

Manufacturer description

During the 1970s, British Railways had pursued the concept of tilting train technology for the West Coast Main Line through the Class 370 Advanced Passenger Train concept, allowing for higher speeds to be taken through curves.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R40019

GTIN

5055286680304

RRP

£49.49

Release date

June 2021

Model details

Colour

Cyan

Gauge

Livery

Avanti West Coast

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

3 Pole Skew wound

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Finish

Painted

Power pickup

Power Car only

Tooling date

2003

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Coupling mount

Drawbar coupling

Coupling type

Proprietary coupling between coaches. No end couplings.

DCC status

Directional lighting

Interior lighting

Passenger figures

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Running number

69901

Prototype information

Main duties

Express Passenger

Builder

Alstom (& Fiat Ferroviaria for tilting system)
Washwood Heath, UK & Savigliano, Italy

Operated by

Virgin Trains
Avanti West Coast

Type of unit

Electric 25kV 50Hz AC Overhead

Passenger capacity

Class 390/0: 469
Class 390/1: 589

Build dates

2001 to 2012

In service until

Present

Coach type

Alstom Class 390 'Pendolino'

Operator

Avanti West Coast

TOPS classification

(MS) Motor Standard

Designer

Alstom

Built

2001 to 2012

Built by

Alstom (& Fiat Ferroviaria for tilting system) Washwood Heath, UK & Savigliano, Italy

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Hornby Avanti West Coast Pendolino Motor Standard (MS) – Era 11 is a OO gauge model of an Alstom Class 390 Pendolino train. The model is painted in the Avanti West Coast cyan livery, has a painted finish and carries the running number 69901.

Technical specifications include a three‑pole skew‑wound motor, a minimum curve radius of the second radius (438 mm) and a length of 335 mm. Power is taken from the power car only. The model is classified as Motor Standard (MS) and carries the manufacturer part number R40019. It was produced by Alstom, with the tilting system supplied by Fiat Ferroviaria, at facilities in Washwood Heath, United Kingdom, and Savigliano, Italy, during the period 2001 to 2012. The represented era is the current one.

The design reflects the heritage of British tilting‑train research that began in the 1970s with the Class 370 Advanced Passenger Train concept, which aimed to allow higher speeds on curves of the West Coast Main Line.