Model Features

19 side posts; 3 ribs on the end with tall gusset plates, wide radius corners on the ends and a single, elongated hole on the bolster/ roping plate. The reservoir is mounted perpendicular to the car side (with a protective bar between the floor joists) and located between the 4th and 5th major side posts (type 4 underframe). Note how far below the underframe the brake rods hang - the rod connects to the truck above the axles.

Road Numbers in the car series 925000 - 925122

Built by Hawker Siddeley

Built Dec 1972 - Jan 1975

There are 12 road Numbers available in this release, road numbers are:

• 01  /  TBA
• 02  /  TBA
• 03  /  TBA
• 04  /  TBA
• 05  /  TBA
• 06  /  TBA
• 07  /  TBA
• 08  /  TBA
• 09  /  TBA
• 10  /  TBA
• 11  /  TBA
• 12  /  TBA

All Car Features

• Fully assembled and ready to run
• Highly detailed bodies per prototype
• Photo etched metal parts
• Wire brake rigging where appropriate
• Body mounted Micro-Trains Couplers
• Accurate painting & lettering per prototype, including accurate road numbers as per actual cars
• Limited production run; road numbers in this release will not be released again
  

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Wondering How These Cars Are Used In Real Life?

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