RailRoad GWR Mk3 TGS 44086 2nd Class HST Coach

RailRoad GWR Mk3 TGS 44086 2nd Class HST Coach

1:76 Scale Coach produced in GWR 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 GWR company markings

Details

British Rail introduced the production Mk3 coach in 1975, providing improved comfort to meet competition from airlines and the rising use of private cars.

Designed and built by BREL, these coaches were initially intended for locomotive-hauled services, but with the development of the High Speed Train (HST), they were adapted for speeds up to 125 mph (220 km/h). The first Mk3 coaches were built in 1972, with ten produced for the prototype HST.

Production continued until 1988, with multiple units based on the Mk3 body shell built into the early 1990s. Each coach is 75 ft (23 m) long—ten feet longer than the Mk2—and features monocoque construction with an all-welded mild steel stressed skin.

GWR-liveried Mk3 coaches were used in full-length HST sets and, from 2019, in four-car GWR ‘Castle’ sets, which operated until May 2024.

This RailRoad OO gauge model represents a Trailer Guard Standard (TGS) coach in GWR livery, faithfully reproducing the design and detailing of the original carriage.