Hornby R40368 East Coast, Mk3 Trailer First, 41097 - Era 10 Class 45 narrow platforms are provided for

narrow platforms are provided for access

these cranes were to be found by bay platforms in small stations with no goods sheds or in the yard of larger stations

the InterCity East Coast franchise passed from NXEC to East Coast

47606 locomotive

The raised floor of this store both kept goods free from frost and was also a convenient height for loading

Hornby R40368 East Coast, Mk3 Trailer First, 41097 - Era 10 Class 45 narrow platforms are provided forIn order to allow running at 125 mph on Britain's railways, new rolling stock was needed by British Railways, and a new Mark entered service in 1975. Significant improvements over the Mk2 included new secondary air suspension between the bogies and the coach body as well as aerodynamic skirting on the underframe. Mk3 Coaches are 75ft (23m) long enabling far greater capacity than older coaches. Mk3 Coaches also incorporate disk brakes and wheel slip