R40247C Mk3 Trailer Standard East Coast 42158 1-12-Scale and many of the railway

and many of the railway buildings constructed during this era were clearly inspired by the movement too

Unveiled as part of our Winter 2021 British Railway Announcements

1 Warm White LED Spotlight

In this guise it ran in service behind Big Boy

The unmistakable look of a KTM racing rocket

R40247C Mk3 Trailer Standard East Coast 42158 1-12-Scale and many of the railwayIn order to allow running at 125 mph on Britain's railways, new rolling stock was needed by British Railways. Significant improvements over the Mk2 included new secondary air suspension between the bogies and the coach body as well as aerodynamic skirting on the underframe. Mk3 coaches are 75ft (23m) long enabling far greater capacity than older coaches. Mk3 coaches also incorporate disk brakes and wheel slip protection enabling faster deceleration.