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The BR InterCity, Mk2F First Open, 3295 - Era 8 with it's contrasting green and pale beige livery is guaranteed to stand out amongst the others on the railway scene. Let's not forget this will be a much appreciated gift for a friend or yourself on any occasion as well.

Specifications

• Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 31
• Item Height - Without Packaging (cm): 4.6
• Item Width - Without Packaging (cm): 9
• Item Weight - Without Packaging: 0.22
• Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
• License: No
• Finish: Painted
• Colour: BR Intercity Executive
• Gauge: OO
• Operator: BR
• Designer: BREL
• Livery: Intercity Executive
• Number of Parts: 1

These were Louvre Vans built for the Victorian Railways by a combination of Bendigo North, Newport & Ballarat North Workshops between 1962 & December 1967.

Vans 1 - 87 and 99 - 135 were introduced as VLF's, before being recoded VLX between November 1963 & June 1965.

Vans 88 - 98 were also built to this pattern but were introduced as VLX's. These vans were fitted with timber floors.

Vans 136 - 660 were built to a slightly different design and featured steel floors. These were introduced as VLX.

As introduced these wagons had red roofs from new, however these were repainted silver in the late 1960's

During the 1979 reclassification, these wagons were recoded VLCX.

In 1994 some wagons were transferred to the newly formed National Rail Corporation and were recoded to RLCX before being returned to V/Line and renumbered to their old numbers. And during 1994 some 20 random numbered VLCX vans were recoded to VLVX for use in Freight Centre Traffic.These wagons have appeared in VR Wagon Red as originally produced with no logo, then a small, med, and large VR logo.

Later they received the V/Line logo carrying this through to the 80's & 90's until some were painted Freight Australia Green, then later Pacific National Blue. A couple of vans made it into West Coast Railway Blue.

Door styles over the years changed from the original plain panel doors, to single louvre, then twin louvre, and finally VHX style doors. Combinations of the first 3 doors are common.

These vans include Genuine Kadee (R) Couplers, and AMRA profile wheels.

Features include opening sliding doors, simulated timber floors on the VLF style wagons, and a steel chequer plate floor on the VLX variant.

They also come with internal Cargo barriers, and a combination of either plain pattern, twin louvre doors, or VHX style doors.

These wagons feature the end louvre on the roof panel.

Specification

• Three HO Scale VLX Models
• Style: 3 VLVX Vans with V/Line logos for Freight Centre Traffic.
• Wagon numbers: VLVX 1K, VLVX 14W, & VLVX 20R
• Era covered: 1994 - 1998

10000 Gallon Rail Tank Car Series

SDS Models is producing a range of 10 000 gallon rail tank cars based upon a standard VR design 38 foot welded underframe. These HO Gauge models are presented with four unique, oil company specific, tank designs and accurately portrait the prototypical differences between each companies versions to meet their intended requirements. The models cover all major brands used in Victoria with the exception of the Shell Oil Company whose fleet rode on 36 foot riveted underframes.

The models are available in triple-packs and are categorised into three groups:

• OT - as delivered in the early 1950s to the early 1960s
TW / TWF - 1960s to the late 1970s
• VTQA / VTQF / VTQY - 1980s and 1990s.

Model Features:

• Highly detailed Ready-to-Run HO scale model
• Injection moulded high quality plastic body
• Etched metal walkways
• Full brake rigging and underfloor detail
• Semi scale metal rimmed wheels
• OT bogie, 5’11” wheelbase with 36" diameter wheels.
• Genuine Kadee #158 whisker coupler
• 18” Minimum radius recommended

The U48A-38000 type container is a privately owned 31-foot container owned by Zenkoku Tsuun Co., Ltd. Some of the containers used for the "Super Green Shuttle Train" that began operation in 2006 are green in color and have the "Super Green Shuttle Liner" logo painted on them. 

Features

• Logo mark, number, various markings are printed
• Can be installed on freight cars such as Tomix Koki 106 type
• 2 pieces included

Numbers may differ depending on the product
There are 15 types of numbers

Contents

• U48A-38000 (National Express, SGS)
• U48A-38000 (National Express, SGS) 

If you're on the hunt for some new coaches to add to your railway track or are eager to add a modern twist to your collection, then this coach pack will satisfy all your locomotive needs.

This pack includes the two TU coaches required in part to complete R3874 7-car Pack (Sets 370 001 and 370 002).

Includes

• 2 x Rolling Stock Coach

Tomix HO 113-2000 series suburban train (Shonan color) additional set M (2 cars)

The South Australian Railways introduced 36 steel bodied country passenger cars between 1936 and 1941. Of these cars the last 24 built, entered service in 1940/41. They were all of a similar external appearance and the same overall length.

16 were coded 700 to 715, these were Second class centre aisle cars. 4 were coded 750 to 753, these were Composite class centre aisle cars. 4 were coded 780 to 783, these First class centre aisle cars.

Originally introduced with frameless full drop windows, they were progressively replaced with half drop chrome plated framed windows from the mid 1950s through to the very early 1960s.

Introduced in Hawthorn green and cream with black roofs up until the mid to late 1960s, when they were progressively repainted into Regal red and Silver to match the newer country stock.

In the early 1970s 4 cars were transferred to standard gauge to work between Broken Hill and Peterborough. Later in the early 1980s several cars were hired to Victorian Railways.

Many 700 series cars also saw service with West Coast Railway in Victoria, Steam Ranger in South Australia, North Rivers Railroad with Ritz Rail in Northern NSW.

Features

• Highly detailed Ready-to-Run 1/87 Scale HO gauge model
• 18” Minimum radius recommended
• Precisely tooled plastic body (ABS)
• Genuine Kadee scale head whisker coupler
• Separately applied handrails and detail parts
• Two body style options: Original 8 vent roof and later 13 vent roof
• Two window style options: Original Beclawat frameless full drop window and later Wahner framed half drop window
• Three full interior options for each class and with appropriate seat covering colour

In-order to allow running at 125 mph on Britain's Victorian era 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 breaks and wheel slip protection enabling faster deceleration. The first Mk3 coaches to be delivered were used as part of the HST prototype along with the two Class 41 diesel power cars in 1972.

Mk3 coaches entered service in 1975 along with the Class 43 forming the iconic InterCity 125 trainset. After the HST Mk3 coach variant was introduced, further Mk3 coaches were introduced to the West Coast Mainline for use as part of locomotive hauled trains. Whilst Mk3 stock is standard for HST units, the standard locomotive hauled stock is Mk3a.

Mk3a stock differs from Mk3 stock due to the inclusion of buffers as well as a different electrical system that uses motor generator units in each coach to power air conditioning and other ancillaries Mk3a stock was built until 1984, before 3B stock with improved seating and lighting was built from 1985 to 1988.

The Mk3 coach is perhaps most iconic in its original production livery of the BR Grey and Blue. It is in this livery that the coach, as well as the matching Class 43 units would be introduced, before high speed rail services in the UK would be rebranded into the Intercity Executive livery.

Following the privatisation of the Railway network, Mk3 coaches would find themselves in many colourful liveries, some harking back to the original blue and grey livery of times gone by.

These Mk3 coaches include the provision for lighting provided by the R7305 Maglight lighting unit, as well as fully detailed interiors and metal wheels throughout. For the first time, these coaches also include our new Buckeye style magnetic couplings.

Specification

• Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 30.3
• Item Height - Without Packaging (cm): 5.5
• Item Width - Without Packaging (cm): 3.5
• Item Weight - Without Packaging: 0.158
• Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
• Finish: Painted
• Colour: Blue and Grey
• Gauge: OO
• Operator: BR
• Designer: BREL
• Livery: BR Blue and Grey
• Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 2
• Number of Parts: 1
• Coupling Type: NEM Tension Lock

Built at Metro-Cammell's Washwood Heath factory, 314 Mk4 coaches were produced between 1989 and 1992. They were built specifically for use on the newly electrified East Coast Main Line, along with hopes that a second order for the West Coast Main Line would be placed at a later date, although this second order never transpired. Mk4 coaches featured many improvements over the Mk3s such as push-button operated plug-type doors, fully sealed gangways and a designed top speed of 140mph. Much of the Mk4 design was based upon the Advanced Passenger Train. In particular, Mk4 coaches feature sides profiled to allow a tilt of up to 6° with newly fitted tilting bogies.

Mk4s entered service in 1989 and helped drive a significant increase in passenger traffic. With privatisation in 1996, all Mk4 coaches were sold to Evershot Rail Group who have since leased them out to the holder of the InterCity East Coast Franchise. The franchise was initially awarded to Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) and has since been operated by National Express East Coast, East Coast, Virgin Trains East Coast and London North Eastern Railway (LNER) owned by the Department for Transport.

Between October 2003 and November 2005 Bombardier Transportation, under contract from GNER, commenced refurbishment of the Mk4 stock, fitting new seating arrangements and introduced onboard Wi-Fi, a first for British rail services. This refurbishment programme was called 'Project Mallard' named after the Mallard steam locomotive, built in the 1930s by the London & North Eastern Railway and holder of the world speed record for steam locomotives.

Although Mk4 coaches have spent most of their lives on the ECML, there are plans to cascade them down to other lines due to the introduction of the Class 800 and Class 801 IEPs.

Specification

• Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 33
• Item Height - Without Packaging (cm): 5
• Item Width - Without Packaging (cm): 3.5
• Item Weight - Without Packaging: 0.2
• Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
• Finish: Painted
• License: Yes
• License line: Produced under license for SCMG Enterprises Ltd. ©SCMGE.
• Colour: Grey
• Gauge: OO
• Operator: LNER
• Designer: Met Cam
• Livery: LNER
• Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 2
• Number of Parts: 1

Hornby R4942A Cross Country Trains Mk3 Sliding Door TFD 41195

Specifications

• Operator/Livery: Cross Country, Purple/Grey
• Livery Finish: Pristine
• Length: 303mm
• Period/ERA: Era 11 (2014 +)
• Type/Class: BR Mk.3 TFD Trailer First Disabled
• Designer: Wabtec Doncaster