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2008 - Grand Central Trains High Speed Train (Class 43)

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Grand Central Trains High Speed Train (Class 43)

Model: Grand Central Trains High Speed Train (Class 43) (Overall Model page)
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Category: Train Packs
Train Packs
Locomotive Class: Class 43
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
BO-BO
Model Information: Length per vehicle: 235mm.
R.2705X is DCC fitted.
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Company: GC - Grand Central Railways
Logo: GC Logo
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Grand Central Railways
Livery: GC Black
GC Black
Livery Details: Black with with fine red lining and silver or gold doors.
Company Information: ---
Year: 2008
Catalogue Number: R.2705
Year Information: 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.
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Publication: Hornby - Edition Fifty-Four 2008 - OO Gauge Model Railways & Accessories
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 54th Edition
Hornby - Edition Fifty-Four 2008 - OO Gauge Model Railways & Accessories
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Model Year Details (4)

YEAR CAT IMAGE
2008 R.2705 2008
Grand Central Trains High Speed Train (Class 43)
2009 R.2705 2009
Grand Central Trains High Speed Train (Class 43)
2010 R.2705 2010
Grand Central Trains High Speed Train (Class 43)
2011 R.2705 2011
Grand Central Trains High Speed Train (Class 43)

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