Hornby R30177 RailRoad BR Class 43 HST InterCity Train Pack

Tech SpecsItem Scale 1:76 Scale 00 GaugeFinish PaintedColour MultiGauge OODCC Status DCC Ready. 8 Pin SocketOperator BRLivery Intercity ExecutiveMinimum Curve (mm) Radius 2Class Class 43 Product InfoOriginally conceived as a cheaper, more reliable alternativeto the Advanced Passenger Train in the early 1970s, the British Railways Boardauthorised the development of a prototype High Speed Diesel Train, with twolocomotives designated as Class 41. Following problems with operational ease,unit formations were abandoned and the Class 43 locomotive prefix was adopted.The 197 Class 43 power cars produced between 1976 and 1982 were numbered 43002to 43198 and are officially the fastest diesel units in the world.