Hornby R40247A East Coast, Mk3 Trailer Standard, 42192 - Era 10 Across All Above Catergories Peco SL-42 Buffer Stop

Peco SL-42 Buffer Stop

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Edinburgh to Aberdeen route had steep gradients and tight curves and the express passenger service was usually worked by a double header of two small engines

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000 were built for EWS to transport coal

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Hornby R40247A East Coast, Mk3 Trailer Standard, 42192 - Era 10 Across All Above Catergories Peco SL-42 Buffer StopIn 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.