R40440 RailRoad Grand Central Rail Mk3 1st Class Coach 41206 option-set-194 9ft bogie bolster with dicast

9ft bogie bolster with dicast side frames and split axles for electrical pick up

Like the original Type 2 it was available from the factory in an array of guises

D8200 in original BR Green livery

60 m allowed loading with two 20-foot containers

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R40440 RailRoad Grand Central Rail Mk3 1st Class Coach 41206 option-set-194 9ft bogie bolster with dicastIn order to allow running at 125 mph on Britain's Victorian era railways, new rolling stock was needed by British Railways. 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 protection enabling faster