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Hornby R40477

LNER - 'West Riding Limited' - Brake Third & Kitchen Third - Coach pack

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

Following the success of the LNER’s newly-introduced ‘Coronation’ trains in 1935, a new train was introduced to operate between London King’s Cross and Leeds and Bradford in 1937.

A new set of carriages was built that was identical to the ‘Coronation’ with four twin articulated coaches, though not the streamlined beavertail observation car, and named the ‘West Riding Limited’. Carriages were in pairs, sharing a bogie between the two, thus reducing friction and improving ride quality.

The train first ran on 27th September 1937 and achieved an average speed of 63.3mph (101.9km/h) between King’s Cross and Bradford. It was hauled by Gresley's ‘A4’ No. 4492 ‘Dominion of New Zealand’, which had emerged from Doncaster Works only three months earlier.

Services were suspended for the duration of the Second World War, but were reinstated in 1949. A modern version of the train is still operated by the present-day LNER with a 6.30am departure from Bradford Forster Square station.

The carriages are in pairs, sharing a bogie between the two. Coaches ‘A’ and ‘B’ in the eight-coach rake include an open third brake with accommodation for the guard, and a coach with a further third class area plus kitchen. Those are the highly detailed OO gauge model coaches shown in this pack.

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Model details

Prototype information

Hornby LNER – “West Riding Limited” – Brake Third & Kitchen Third – Coach pack is a highly detailed OO gauge model of two articulated carriages. The pack is supplied under Hornby part number R40477 and represents rolling stock from the era of the Big Four railway companies (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).

The model replicates the West Riding Limited, a service introduced in 1937 to run between London King’s Cross and Leeds and Bradford following the success of the 1935 “Coronation” trains. The coaches are built in pairs that share a bogie, reducing friction and improving ride quality. Within the eight‑coach rake, coaches ‘A’ and ‘B’ comprise an open third‑class brake with guard accommodation and a third‑class coach that includes a kitchen.

The original train made its debut on 27 September 1937, achieving an average speed of 63.3 mph (101.9 km/h) on the King’s Cross‑Bradford run, and was hauled by Gresley ‘A4’ No 4492 “Dominion of New Zealand”. Services were halted for the duration of the Second World War and resumed in 1949; a modern incarnation of the West Riding Limited continues to operate today with an early morning departure from Bradford Forster Square.