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Hornby R40478

LNER - 'West Riding Limited' - Double Open First - 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, 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 next vehicles in the rake are coaches ‘C’ and ‘D’ and these comprise of two identical first class open coaches which offered enhanced comfort and also had a lavatory at each end. Those coaches are the ones presented in this highly detailed OO gauge coach pack.

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Model details

Prototype information

Hornby LNER – ‘West Riding Limited’ – Double Open First – Coach pack is a model railway product in OO gauge. It carries the Hornby part number R40478 and represents rolling stock from the era of the British ‘Big Four’ railway companies (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).

The model depicts the ‘West Riding Limited’, a passenger train introduced in 1937 to run between London King’s Cross and Leeds and Bradford. The train consisted of four twin‑articulated coaches that shared a bogie between each pair, a design intended to reduce friction and improve ride quality. The service began on 27 September 1937, achieving an average speed of 63.3 mph between King’s Cross and Bradford, and was hauled by Gresley ‘A4’ No 4492 ‘Dominion of New Zealand’. Operations were suspended during the Second World War and resumed in 1949; a modern version of the service continues under the present‑day LNER.

The coach pack contains the two coaches designated ‘C’ and ‘D’, which are identical first‑class open coaches. Each coach includes a lavatory at each end and is modelled with a high level of detail appropriate for collectors and railway enthusiasts.