Name: Hornby R4877A GWR, Collett 57' Bow Ended D98 Six Compartment Brake Third (Right Hand), 5504 - Era 3
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R4877A
Price: 59.49 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

This GWR, Collett 57' Bow Ended D98 Six Compartment Brake Third (Right Hand), 5504 - 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

R4877A

GTIN

5055286654862

RRP

£59.49

Release date

March 2019

Model details

Gauge

Tooling date

2019

Colour

Chocolate

Couplings

NEM

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Minimum radius curve

Radius 2

Directional lighting

Interior lighting

Passenger figures

DCC status

Finish

Pristine

Livery

Chocolate & Cream

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Running number

5504

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 GWR Collett 57' Bow‑ended D98 Six‑Compartment Brake Third (right‑hand) coach, running number 5504, is supplied as an Era 3 model. The coach is finished in a pristine chocolate and cream “shirt‑button” livery and measures 242 mm in length.

The model is built to OO gauge and features NEM couplings with a tension‑lock system. It has a minimum curve radius of 2 units and rides on bogie wheels. The coach is classified as a BT (Brake Third) and was designed by Charles Collett for the Great Western Railway. It carries the manufacturer part number R4877A.

The original vehicle was constructed by the Great Western Railway between 1927 and 1929. It represents the period of the British “Big Four” railway companies (GWR, LNER, LMS and SR).

Hornby R4877A

GWR, Collett 57' Bow Ended D98 Six Compartment Brake Third (Right Hand), 5504 - Era 3