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Hornby R4549B

GWR, E140 'B' Set Brake Composite, 6371 - Era 3

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

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Hornby Great Western Railway (GWR) E140 ‘B’ Set Brake Composite, model number 6371, is a 3‑rail model produced under the Hornby Era 3 range. The model represents a GWR coach built by the railway in the 1920s to early 1930s and is intended to depict the period of the Big Four railway companies (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).

The model is finished in pristine condition and is painted in the classic chocolate and cream GWR livery. It carries the running number 6371, measures 242 mm in length and is capable of negotiating a minimum radius curve of 2 units. The coach type is a Great Western Railway B Set, classified as a Brake Composite (BC), and it rides on bogies.

The model is marketed as an accurate representation of a GWR brake composite coach, suitable for inclusion in a Great Western Railway based layout or any collection depicting the Big Four era.