Model Year Details

2010 - B.R. Intercity Executive High Speed Train (Class 43 - John Wesley)

43103 43194

Model: B.R. Intercity Executive High Speed Train (Class 43 - John Wesley) (Overall Model page)
Running Number: 43103 43194
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.2702X is DCC fitted.
Models Produced: ---
Company: B.R. - British Railways
Logo: B.R. Logo
Logo Years: 1965 - 1997

Livery: B.R. Inter City Swallow Grey

Livery Details: Grey and dark grey with red and white lining and yellow cab ends.
Company Information: British Railways came into existence in 1948 when the dominating four British railway companies amalgamated. Steam traction on British Railways ended in 1968 and the system was re-branded as British Rail.

Year: 2010
Catalogue Number: R.2702
Year Information: The powerful Hornby Class 43 HST drive and dummy units are a superb match for the Hornby Mk3 coaches. Each drive and dummy unit benefits from the latest in design and production techniques with detail features both inside and outside of the model being reproduced to the finest degree. The power in the drive unit is supplied by a centrally mounted five pole skew wound motor which is connected to both bogies for maximum tractive effort. Both units have lights which illuminate in the direction of travel when used with analogue control, however when used with a digital unit these lights can be operated independently.
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Publication: Hornby - Edition Fifty-Six 2010 - OO Gauge Model Railways & Accessories
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 56th Edition

Hornby - Edition Fifty-Six 2010 - OO Gauge Model Railways & Accessories

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Model Year Details (4)

YEAR	CAT	IMAGE
2008	R.2702	B.R. Intercity Executive High Speed Train (Class 43 - John Wesley)
2009	R.2702	B.R. Intercity Executive High Speed Train (Class 43 - John Wesley)
2010	R.2702	B.R. Intercity Executive High Speed Train (Class 43 - John Wesley)
2011	R.2702	B.R. Intercity Executive High Speed Train (Class 43 - John Wesley)