We are delighted to announce that we have teamed up with Rapido Trains UK for a new exclusive collaboration - a new batch of their wonderful 'Evolution' pre-grouping bogie coaches in North British Railway livery.
We are pleased to be offering new North British Railway rolling stock, greatly expanding the opportunities to run gorgeous trains from this classic pre-grouping operator, which has rarely been possible before.
Presented in this resplendent crimson colour scheme, our range will include First, Composite, Third, Brake Third and Full Brake coaches - enabling you to reproduce an accurate train. The models will incorporate the elliptical roof tooling, gas lighting, full length lower footboards and fox pattern bogies - to match the NBR's real life examples as closely as possible. What's more the livery is designed to match Hornby's generic NBR 6 wheel coaches too, should you wish to pair these vehicles together.
Supplied as singles or as a triple pack (with alternate running numbers), our entire range of NBR Evolution coaches are available to pre-order now! We expect these to arrive along with the rest of Rapido's second batch of Evolution Coaches and we will provide more updates as the project progresses.
Pre-Order Now - Triple Pack
Pre-Order Now - Single Coaches
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Product Features
Highly detailed models with separately fitted parts including roof furniture, handrails, underframe detail and more
Multiple tooling variations covering various coach types and small details between models
NBR coaches feature the following tooling:
- Elliptical roofs
- Gas lighting
- Full length lower footboards
- Fox pattern bogies
Fully detailed and painted interiors - including detailed seating and even pictures on the walls
Working interior lighting (operable via magnetic wand)
NEM coupling pockets with kinematic close coupling mechanism
Optional 'vacuum pipe' close coupling bar
Other Rapido "Evolution" Coaches
Rapido are producing a plethora of other liveries, split across two different batches.
Use the link below to find out more about everything else that's available.
Prototype Information
The North British Railway company introduced their first bogie stock from the mid-1890s onwards replacing elderly 4 & 6 wheeled vehicles. They produced these en-masse in various styles - including firsts, thirds, composites and full brakes.
ABOUT THE NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY
The North British Railway was a British railway company, based in Edinburgh , Scotland. It was established in 1844, with the intention of linking with English railways at Berwick. The line opened in 1846, and from the outset the company followed a policy of expanding its geographical area, and competing with the Caledonian Railway in particular. In doing so it committed huge sums of money, and incurred shareholder disapproval that resulted in two chairmen leaving the company.
Nonetheless, the company successfully reached Carlisle, where it later made a partnership with the Midland Railway . It also linked from Edinburgh to Perth and Dundee, but for many years the journey involved a ferry crossing of the Forth and the Tay. Eventually the North British built the Tay Bridge , but the structure collapsed as a train was crossing in high wind. The company survived the setback and opened a second Tay Bridge, followed soon by the Forth Bridge , which together transformed the railway network north of Edinburgh.
Early on, mineral traffic became dominant and brought in much more revenue than the passenger services.
At the grouping of the railways in 1923, the North British Railway was the largest railway company in Scotland, and the fifth largest in the United Kingdom. In that year it became a constituent of the new London and North Eastern Railway.
