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Hornby BR (C/C) Diesel Railcar Express

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 Diesel And Electric
 Hornby
 OO
 Big Four
 Locomotives
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Price (RRP): £83.25

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£57.87 from OnTracks
£72.15 from Amazon UK

Vendor Description (OnTracks)

The Great Western railcars were a ground-breaking achievement for a company with its roots set firmly in the steam locomotive. The railcars were built by Park Royal, Gloucester and Swindon.

The original design featured 'air-smoothed' bodywork, which was very much the fashion at the time. The rounded lines of the first examples built led to their nickname: "flying banana". The preserved W4W is an example of the original, rounded body shape. Later examples had much more angular (and practical) bodywork, yet the nickname persisted for these too.

The cars were used on suburban services and country branch lines and variants included express postal vehicles. Three have been preserved, one of the Park Royal versions and two Swindon built examples.

Length: 262mm Special features: NEM Coupling Motor: 5 pole skew wound Curved track: Hornby 1st radius + / 371mm+

Scale: 1:76

Release Date: August 2009

DCC Ready

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