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Hornby R4962 Coach
Operator/Livery: LMS, Caledonian BlueGauge: 00Period: Era 3 (1923 – 1947)Length : 228mmDesigner : Sir William Stanier
Product Description Exquisite rolling stock for your Hornby locomotives Enter the fascinating world of Hornby wagons and coaches. Full size locomotives were developed to haul freight and passengers; our on-line model train shop is full of wonderfully detailed rolling stock for your OO scale enes to pull, too. Our passenger coaches – available singly or in packs – complement any elegant locomotive and the sheer variety of freight with authentic logos and branding means wherever your model is set and whatever loads you wish to move, there will be suitable models for your layout. Whether you are looking for the elegance of Pullman coaches or workaday brake vans, container wagons and hopper wagons with detailed company logos, you will find all the Hornby rolling stock you need for your trains. In response to the London & North Eastern Railway’s ‘Coronation’ sets, hauled by their A4 Pacific locomotives, the London, Midland, Scottish Railway Board announced the advent of a similar train, the ‘Coronation Scot’, to run over their route, covering the 401·4 miles between Euston and Glasgow in 6½ hours, at an average of 61·7 miles an hour. The train ran non-stop between Euston and Carlisle, covering the 299.1 miles in 4 hours, 43 minutes at an average speed of 63.4 mph which, in 1937, was the longest booked run at over 60 mph in the world. On 29 June 1937, on a test run between Euston and Crewe, an eight car ‘Coronation Scot’ hauled by 6220 ‘Coronation’ set a new world record speed for a steam train of 114mph, briefly seizing the initiative from the LNER by just 1mph. Full service of the full nine car ‘Coronation Scot’ commenced on 5 July 1937 and continued uninterrupted until 3 September 1939; the outbreak of war against Germany. The full ‘Coronation Scot’ train consisted of nine cars, the formation (from the London end) being; Brake Corridor First (BFK), Corridor First (FK), Restaurant Open First (RFO), Kitchen (RK), Restaurant Open Third (RTO), Restaurant Open Third (RTO), Kitchen (RK), Restaurant Open Third (RTO) and Brake Corridor Third (BTK). Three sets of coaches were to be provided for the ‘Coronation Scot’, with any two sets operating at one time, with the other being spare. Unlike the LNER’s ‘Coronation’ sets, most of the coaches for the ‘Coronation Scot’ were selected from the latest new batches of Stanier’s Period III stock, with the exception being the FKs and BTKs, which were built new for the service. The selected coaches were sent to the LMSR’s Wolverton works where they were converted for service. Outwardly, the vehicles were unaltered across the body and underframes, however the interiors were completely refitted to a luxurious standard befitting the service and, apart from the RKs, pressure heating and ventilation systems were installed for the passengers’ comfort, the coaches’ roofs featuring boxed ventilation shrouds. Lighting was improved, bell pushes added for steward service and the coaches finished in a Caledonian Blue and Silver striped livery to match the five streamlined Stanier Coronation Pacific locomotives chosen to haul the ‘Coronation Scot’. At the outbreak of war in September 1939, all three sets of coaches were moved into storage, two sets at Horwich and one at Lostock Hall, which proved to be the last time that the coaches were together as sets. When they were reintroduced to service in 1947 they were repainted into LMS maroon and put into ordinary service ‘on the best passenger trains’, the LMSR being unable to reintroduce high speed working at that time due to the rigours of war-time working on the permanent way structures. It had been suggested that some of the First Class vehicles could be converted into three-a-side seating, however H.G Ivatt, the new CME of the LMSR, discounted this based on the costs involved. All of the ‘Coronation Scot’ coaches were eventually scrapped, the first examples being withdrawn from service in 1962, with the exception of two of the RK vehicles; 30088 and 30106. These two coaches were converted into Inspection Saloons and both survive to this day as preserved examples. Please note, box and model dimensions are shown as identical however only represent the box/package size. Safety Warning For use under adult supervision . Item Weight: 231 gProduct Dimensions: 31 x 9 x 4.5 cmManufacturer recommended age: 14 years and upItem model number: R4962Assembly Required: NoBatteries Required?: No
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