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Hornby R4877

GWR, Collett 57' Bow Ended D98 Six Compartment Brake Third (Right Hand), 4972 - Era 3

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

Manufacturer description

GWR, Collett 57' Bow Ended D98 Six Compartment Brake Third (Right Hand), 4972 - Era 3 coach measures 242mm and the chocolate and cream 'shirt button' colour livery gives this creation a real vintage, Era 3 feel to any train track.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R4877
GTIN
5055286654848
RRP
£59.49
Release date
March 2019

Model details

Finish
Pristine
Gauge
OO
Livery
Chocolate & Cream
Tooling date
2019
Colour
Chocolate
Couplings
NEM
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
DCC status
DCC Not compatible
Running number
4972

Prototype information

Type of vehicle
Coach
Builder
Great Western Railway
Build dates
1927 to 1929
Wheel configuration
Bogies
Operated by
Great Western Railway
British Railways
Main duties
Suburban Passenger Services
In service until
1962
Coach type
Great Western Railway Collett
Operator
GWR
TOPS classification
BT (Brake Third)
Wheel arrangement
Bogies
Designer
Charles Collett
Built
1927 to 1929
Built by
Great Western Railway

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Hornby Great Western Railway (GWR) Collett 57' Bow Ended D98 Six‑Compartment Brake Third coach, right‑hand side, running number 4972. It is an OO gauge model in pristine condition, finished in the chocolate and cream “shirt‑button” livery.

The coach measures 242 mm in length and is coloured chocolate. It uses NEM couplings with a tension‑lock feature and is equipped with bogie wheel arrangement. The minimum curve radius is listed as Radius 2. Designed by Charles Collett for the GWR, the model represents a Brake Third (BT) carriage built between 1927 and 1929. The manufacturer part number is R4877 and the model depicts the “Big Four” era (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).

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