Graham Farish 374-035K BR Mk1 BG Brake Gangwayed 'Laboratory 23' BR RTC (Revised)
Product Details
| SKU | GF-374-035K |
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| Vendor | Graham Farish |
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| Scale | N Gauge |
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Product Description
Announced in February 2022 to coincide with Bachmann Europe’s Spring 2022 British Railway Announcements, we are delighted to present this Limited Edition N scale BR Mk1 BG ‘Laboratory 23’ No. RDB975547 in the Railway Technical Centre’s revised colour scheme. Based on the Graham Farish N scale Mk1 BG, our model is highly detailed and carries a wonderful rendition of this colourful livery. Fitted with B4 bogies, the model includes NEM coupling pockets mounted on a close coupling mechanism.
MODEL FEATURES:
- Graham Farish N Scale
- Era 8
- Pristine RTC (Revised) livery
- Running No. RDB975547
- NEM Coupling Pockets
- Length 122mm
- Bachmann Collectors Club Limited Edition - 504 Certificated Pieces
HISTORY
Laboratory 23 began life as a BR Mk1 BG Full Brake and was put into use by the RTC as a generator coach for the POP train – a test bed for the Advanced Passenger Train (APT). Still carrying Blue & Grey livery when first used in the POP train, the vehicle later gained the distinctive Red & Blue livery before being repainted into the colours seen here during the 1980s. With the APT project abandoned in the mid-1980s, the POP train was disbanded and auxiliary vehicles such as Laboratory 23 found use in all manner of tests, essentially being added at any test train that required a generator vehicle to provide a power supply.
