LNER Mk4 DVT 82225 Control Coach

LNER Mk4 DVT 82225 Control Coach

1:76 Scale Coach produced in LNER livery. This model features lots of expertly applied details as based on the prototype, a high level of body detail and excellent running characteristics.

Features

• 1:76 Scale Model
• This model is best suited to layouts based around Britain
• This model is decorated in LNER company markings

Details

The British Rail Mk4 coach was built between 1989 and 1992 by Metro-Cammell at Washwood Heath for the newly-electrified InterCity 225 services on the East Coast Main Line. A total of 282 carriages were constructed to operate in 30 fixed nine-car formations, each paired with a Class 91 locomotive and a Driving Van Trailer (DVT), allowing push-pull operation without turning the train.

The Mk4 featured all-steel construction, automatic push-button operated plug-type doors, fully sealed gangways, and controlled emission toilets (CETs), improving on the previous Mk3 design. The body shells, built by BREL and Breda in Milan, combined durability, modern styling, and passenger comfort.

These coaches served successive ECML operators, including GNER, East Coast, and LNER, before being largely replaced by Class 801 ‘Azuma’ trains from 2019/20. Refurbished examples now operate with Transport for Wales, including the Holyhead–Cardiff premier service.

This OO gauge model coach is a replica of the ‘DVT’ (Driving Van Trailer), featuring a full-width driving cab, luggage compartment, bicycle space, and train manager’s office, making it ideal for accurately recreating modern InterCity 225 formations on a model railway layout.