Model Year Details
1999 - L.M.S. Operating Royal Mail Coach
30249
Running Number: 30249
Category: Passenger Rolling Stock
Model Information: The set includes mailbags and pick-up and receiving apparatus for attachment to Hornby track. As the coach is hauled past the pick-up hook, a net opens from the side of the coach and scoops in the mailbag. This is retained in the coach until it reaches the receiving bin into which the mailbag is automatically ejected. The action is mechanical and no extra electrical equipment is required.
Length - 9 1/2 inches - 24.2cm.
Models Produced: * 7,500
* Information from Triang & Hornby, The Story of Rovex, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 - Pat Hammond
Company: L.M.S. - London Midland & Scottish Railway
Logo: L.M.S. Crest
Logo Years: 1923 - 1947
Livery: L.M.S. Crimson
Livery Details: Crimson lake with yellow lettering and black lining.
Company Information: The biggest of Britains big four post grouping railway companies formed in 1923. Made up from 34 company lines including the Caledonian, Midland and Somerset & Dorset Joint Railways. Express trains from London to Glasgow were a feature of this company.
Catalogue Number: R.164
Year Information: Picks up and delivers mailbags on the move in the traditional manner. Net projects from coach to scoop the mailbag from the trackside pick-up hook. Bag is then automatically ejected into the trackside receiving bin at the point of delivery. Mailbags and trackside parts are included. No power is required.
Publication: Hornby - OO Scale Model Railways - Forty-Fifth Edition 1999
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 45th Edition
Logo & Box Design:
UK Price List: £28.75
Aust Price List: ---
Can Price List: ---
Model Ranking:
Current: 232 - December 2023
Previous: 353 - November 2023
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