374-478 BR Mk3 SLEP Sleeper with Pantry BR InterCity (Swallow) No.10541 Bachmann_Winter_21 The first FTs were built

The first FTs were built for the Santa Fe at the end of 1940 and early 1941

single sided 2-shoe brakes and standard doors)

1 x Straight Track Section 62mm

Highly detailed body with rivet detail finely moulded

At the end of 2018 it was loaned to Dan Powel at the Honest John website for a three-month long-term test and earned a favourable report

374-478 BR Mk3 SLEP Sleeper with Pantry BR InterCity (Swallow) No.10541 Bachmann_Winter_21 The first FTs were builtThe British Railways Mk3 was the third generation of BRs standard design of main line coaching stock. Whilst the look of the Mk3 may be considered an evolution of the later series Mk2s, the modern features of the Mk3 from the disc brakes to the secondary air suspension between the body and bogies and the increased length of almost 10 feet clearly set the two types apart. Built from 1972, the first prototype vehicles were used as part of the Prototype