{"product_id":"rapido-trains-uk-978005-po-pre-owned-978005-48-midland-railway-evolution-bogie-coach-non-corridor-carriage-no-681-no-2441-no-3207-3-pack","title":"Pre-Owned 978005 48' Midland Railway ‘Evolution’ Bogie Coach Non-Corridor Carriage No.681, No.2441 \u0026 No.3207 3-Pack","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0225\/2858\/9896\/files\/PRE_OWNED_deb9c3e3-4eba-441b-9472-3819dde489cb.jpg?v=1744705987\" width=\"201\" height=\"63\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-Owned Item, in as new condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRapido Trains UK is proud to announce that we will be adding a diverse collection of pre-grouping coaches to our range, with the new OO Gauge 48’ ‘Evolution’ Bogie Coaches. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith numerous locos and a boatload of era-appropriate wagons under our belt, the pre-grouping era has become a quintessentially ‘Rapido’ thing, so we thought it was about time we produced some more suitable coaches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is such a variety of coaching prototypes in the pre-grouping era that it has been impossible for our industry to make 100% accurate models for all of them. We are filling this gap with a selection of generic 48’ bogie coaches, each detailed with an array of key features that modellers associate with their railway of choice. We have dubbed this exciting new coach project ‘Evolution’. So, what tooling does this entail?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coaches’ roofs were one of the most iconic features of the era, so we have included arc, elliptical, and clerestory designs across the range, and made the roofs easily removable so that you can fit figures into your coaches should you wish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have added some rather nice interior detailing too, such as luggage racks, picture frames on compartment dividers, and a fully detailed guard's van\/luggage compartment in the brake third variant. There is also a multitude of separately-fitted parts to bring the coaches to life, including door and grab handles, and passenger emergency alarm “butterflies” at one end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll Evolution coaches will include fitted internal working lighting controlled by our magnetic magic wand, making it much easier to see these lovely details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo complete the appearance of different gas and electric lighting fittings, the relevant models will feature separately fitted parts for battery and regulator boxes, a dynamo, roof-mounted gas lamps, plumbing, and gas tanks on the underframes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBattery boxes and gas tanks aren’t the only external details below the frame. Each Evolution coach will feature Fox pattern bogies fitted with electrical pickups. Some versions will feature extra footboards on the bogies and there are also additional central lower footboards on some designs too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, each coach is fitted with NEM pockets and has optional close coupling bars (modelled on vacuum pipes) included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew OO Gauge 48-foot ‘Evolution’ Bogie Coaches – designs\u003cbr\u003einspired by a multitude of pre-grouping coaching stock\u003cbr\u003eprototypes!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9 different liveries available.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNon-corridor brake third, third, and composite body versions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumerous tooling differences of iconic coach features\u003cbr\u003eincluding roofing, lighting, and footboards.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking internal lighting controlled by our magnetic magic\u003cbr\u003ewand, with detailing parts to represent both gas and electric fittings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLots of separately fitted parts, internally and externally.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully detailed guard's van\/luggage compartment interior.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitted NEM pockets, with optional close coupling bar\u003cbr\u003eincluded.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sPVWl_Mm1n4?si=ZlJeFSOq4FZZBWiY\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido Trains UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57746674581888,"sku":"RAP-978005-PO","price":149.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0225\/2858\/9896\/files\/IMG_6096_b0ca8eb7-3aa0-4249-bc92-f2628c6efa33.jpg?v=1774712258","url":"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/products\/rapido-trains-uk-978005-po-pre-owned-978005-48-midland-railway-evolution-bogie-coach-non-corridor-carriage-no-681-no-2441-no-3207-3-pack","provider":"Rails of Sheffield","version":"1.0","type":"link"}