Model Details
Grand Central Trains High Speed Train (Class 43)

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Years Released:
2008
2009
2010
2011
(Model Year pages)
Model released for 4 years.
(Model may have been released after 2011)
Running Number: ? ?
Category: Train Packs

Locomotive Class: Class 43

Designer: British Railways
Class Information: HST Class 253 train sets were introduced on the Western Region in 1975. Subsequent success of design has seen the trains used through-out the Britain and still in use today. A modified XPT design was exported to Australia in 1982. Previously known as Class 253/254. More...
Weight: 70 tons
Purpose: High Speed Express Passenger
Wheel Arrangement: BO-BO

Model Information: Length per vehicle: 235mm.
R.2705X is DCC fitted.
Models Produced: ---
Logo & Box Style:

2008 2009 2010 2011
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Logo: GC Logo
Logo Years: ---

Livery: GC Black

Livery Details: Black with with fine red lining and silver or gold doors.
Company Information: ---
Model Ranking:
Current: 1015 - January 2021
Previous: 1396 - December 2020
Movement:

Model Year Details (4)
Model Photos & Notes (0)
Model Catalogue Information
YEAR | INFORMATION |
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2008 | A new service and a new look! The Grand Central High Speed Trains first started to roll out of the paint shop during the latter half of 2007. Operating a service from the North East of England to London, the High Speed Train units carrying the livery inspired by the icons of American train travel as well as Hollywood of the Fifties, turn many admiring heads when either stationary or while powering along the main line. |
2009 | A new service and a new look! The Grand Central High Speed Trains first started to roll out of the paint shop during the latter half of 2007. Operating a service from the North East of England to London, the High Speed Train units carrying the livery inspired by the icons of American train travel as well as Hollywood of the Fifties, turn many admiring heads when either stationary or while powering along the main line. |
2010 | The Gran Central High Speed Trains first started to roll out of the paint shop during the latter half of 2007. Operating a service from the North East of England to London, the High Speed Train units carrying the livery inspired by the icons of American train travel as well as Hollywood of the Fifties, turn many admiring heads when either stationary or while powering along the main line. |
2011 | Suitable rolling stock: R4329A, R4330A, R4439.
Great Central Trains HST The Great Central High Speed Trains first started to roll out of the paint shop during the latter half of 2007. Operating a service from the North East of England to London, the HST units carrying the livery inspired by the icons of American train travel as well as Hollywood of the fifties, turn many admiring heads when either stationary or while powering along the main line. |
Catalogue Images (4)
R.2705 Grand Central Trains High Speed Train (Class 43) - 2008
R.2705 Grand Central Trains High Speed Train (Class 43) - 2009
R.2705 Grand Central Trains High Speed Train (Class 43) - 2010
R.2705 Grand Central Trains High Speed Train (Class 43) - 2011
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