Hornby R4946

Network Rail, ex-BR Mk2F TSO, Test Train Brake Force Runner, 72616 - Era 11

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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

Manufacturer description

The Network Rail, ex-BR Mk2F TSO, Test Train Brake Force Runner, 72616 - Era 11 is a former Mk.2F TSO, 6007. It now serves as a Radio Survey Train coach, having previously seen use as part of the Network Rail Brake Force Runner Set 910001.


This coach has a yellow pained livery finish and measures at 268mm. If you're after something new or up-to-date for your railway collection then this is the coach for you!

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R4946
GTIN
5055286677526
RRP
£42.49
Release date
September 2020

Model details

Livery
Yellow
Passenger figures
No
Interior lighting
No
Directional lighting
No
DCC status
No
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Colour
Network Rail Yellow
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Tooling date
2015
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Running number
72616

Prototype information

In service until
Present
Builder
British Rail Engineering Limited
Type of vehicle
Mark 2 Coach
Build date
1963 to 1975
Total built
1,876
Main duties
Local & Express Passenger
Coach type
British Railways Mark 2F
Locomotive class*
Mk2F
Operator
Network Rail
TOPS classification
(TSO) Trailer Standard Open
Designer
BREL
Built
1963 to 1975
Built by
British Rail Engineering Limited

* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

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Hornby Network Rail, ex‑BR Mk2F TSO, Test Train Brake Force Runner, 72616 – Era 11 is an OO‑scale model of a former British Rail Mark 2F Trailer Standard Open (TSO) coach. The prototype originally operated as carriage 6007 and later formed part of Network Rail’s Brake Force Runner Set 910001 before being redesignated as a Radio Survey Train coach.

The model is finished in a painted Network Rail yellow livery, carries the running number 72616 and measures 268 mm in length. It is fitted with NEM couplings with tension‑lock, can negotiate a minimum curve of radius 2, and uses the standard OO gauge track. The coach is classified as a TSO, designed by BREL and built by British Rail Engineering Limited between 1963 and 1975, with manufacturer part number R4946. It represents the current era (Era 11).

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