Hornby R60040

Motorail, Carflat Transporter - Era 6/7

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 5 (1957 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

British Rail's Motorail brand was the name given to the car transportation services operated by BR from 1955 to 1995. The service was first introduced as the Car-Sleeper Limited in 1995, a service that ran between London in England and Peth in Scotland. The Motorail branding was introduced to BR's full range of car services in 1966 along with the opening of the new London Kensington Olympia Terminal.

By the early 1990s the development of Britain's road infrastructure and an improvement in the reliability of cars meant that demand for motorail had fallen drastically. With motorail making significant losses the privatisation of BR saw all services end in 1995. First Great Western briefly reintroduced an overnight motorail service from London Paddington to Penzance in 1999 however this too ended in 2005. Motorail was operated using a variety of different rolling stock including flat wagons known as Carflats. These simple wagons featured a flat surface with small ramps at either end which would fold down to allow cars to be driven along the train.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R60040
GTIN
5055286692086
RRP
£36.49
Catalogue
2021 Range
Release date
December 2021

Model details

Colour
Yellow
Finish
Pristine
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Livery
BR Motorail
Running number
B745786

Prototype information

Wagon type
Carflat
Operator
BR Motorail
Built
1950s - 1970s

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