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Hornby R40558

RailRoad: BR - Intercity - Mk4 - DVT - 82200

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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

Following on from the Mk3 coach, the Mk4s were built between 1989 and 1992 at Metro-Cammell’s Washwood Heath facility for the newly-electrified InterCity 225 services on the East Coast Main Line.

A total of 282 carriages were built, to maintain a fleet of 30 fixed formations. Each comprised of nine vehicles, operating with a Class 91 locomotive and a Driving Van Trailer on the other end to allow trains to operate in both directions without needing to turn the locomotive.

The Mk4 is an all-steel design which incorporates a number of improvements over the previous Mk3s. Most notably, the inclusion of automatic push-button operated plug-type doors in place of the manually-operated slam doors. The body shells, which were built by BREL and Breda in Milan, also have fully sealed gangways and controlled emission toilets (CETs).

This OO gauge model coach represents a Driving Van Trailer (DVT) in BR InterCity livery.

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Model details

Prototype information

Hornby RailRoad BR Intercity Mk4 Driving Van Trailer (82200) is an OO gauge model representing a Driving Van Trailer (DVT) in British Rail InterCity livery. The model carries the manufacturer part number R40558.

The prototype DVT formed part of the Mk4 coach fleet built between 1989 and 1992 at Metro‑Cammell’s Washwood Heath works for the newly electrified InterCity 225 services on the East Coast Main Line. A total of 282 carriages were produced to create 30 fixed formations, each consisting of nine vehicles that operated with a Class 91 locomotive and a DVT at the opposite end, allowing bi‑directional working without turning the locomotive.

Mk4 coaches were an all‑steel design that introduced automatic plug‑type doors, fully sealed gangways and controlled emission toilets, replacing the manually operated slam doors of the earlier Mk3s. The body shells were manufactured by BREL and by Breda in Milan.

This Hornby model faithfully reproduces the DVT as it appeared during the British Rail sectorisation era.