Name: Hornby R40038 BR, Mk3 Sleeper Coach, E10654 - Era 7
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R40038
Price: 44.99 GBP

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Prototype Eras
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

In 1979 British Rail ordered 236 Mk3a sleeper carriages to replace an ageing fleet of Mark 1 sleeper cars that were built to various designs and which dated from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. This order was later reduced to 207 carriages. East Coast sleeper services between London and Scotland ceased in May 1988 but the sleeper services on the WCML from Euston remained. Mk3 sleeper vehicles remain in use on the Great Western Railway Night Riviera from London Paddington to Penzance.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R40038

GTIN

5055286691584

RRP

£44.99

Catalogue

2021 Range

Release date

May 2022

Model details

Colour

Blue

Gauge

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

5 pole skew wound

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Coupling type

Tension lock

Tooling date

2006

Livery

Blue & Grey - Intercity

Coupling mount

Non-NEM socket

Chassis construction

Lightweight

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Finish

Pristine

DCC status

DCC Not compatible

Running number

E10654

Prototype information

In service until

Present

Main duties

Regional & Express Passenger

Operated by

British Rail
ScotRail
Chiltern Railways
Cross Country Trains
East Midlands Trains
Greater Anglia
GWR
Network Rail
The Royal Scotsman
Transport for Wales
The Royal Train
and others

Wheel configuration

BT10 Bogies

Build dates

1975 to 1988

Builder

BREL Derby

Type of vehicle

Coach

Locomotive class^*

Mk3 Sleeper Coach

Coach type

British Railways Mark 3A

Operator

TOPS classification

SLE (Sleeper Either Class)

Wheel arrangement

BT10 Bogies

Designer

BREL

Built

1975 to 1988

Built by

BREL Derby

^* 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 British Rail Mk3 Sleeper Coach (model number E10654) is a OO‑gauge model representing a British Railways Mark 3 sleeper carriage. The model is finished in a pristine blue and grey livery, carries the running number E10654 and is built to a length of 303 mm. It rides on BT10 bogies with a 5‑pole skew wound motor and can negotiate a minimum curve of the second radius (438 mm). The coach is classified as SLE (Sleeper Either Class) and bears the manufacturer part number R40038.

The prototype carriage was designed by BREL and constructed at Derby between 1975 and 1988 for British Rail. In 1979 BR placed an order for 236 Mk3a sleeper carriages to replace an ageing fleet of Mark 1 sleepers; the order was later reduced to 207 units. While East Coast sleeper services between London and Scotland ceased in May 1988, Mk3 sleepers continue in operation on the Great Western Railway Night Riviera service between London Paddington and Penzance.