Andy Y Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 VTEC Class 43 No. 43238 ‘NRM40’ In celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the official opening of the National Railway Museum at York, Virgin Trains East Coast have named one of their crack HST units ‘NRM 40’.The naming ceremony took place at York Station on the 23 September and was performed in front of an invited audience which included representatives from both the National Railway Museum and Virgin Trains East Coast.The Class 43 unit chosen to carry the name and the celebratory livery was number 43238, which was built at Crewe in 1977 and had originally been numbered 43038 before being reclassified in 2007.As part of the celebration it is intended that Locomotionmodels.com will be commissioning an HST train pack from Hornby that will include not only the ‘NRM 40’ driving car but the standard liveried Virgin Trains East Coast HST unit that accompanied 43238 on the day of the naming. At present Locomotionmodels.com are awaiting further information from Hornby with regards to availability etc. For further information please subscribe to the Locomotionmodels.com Newsletter or telephone and register your interest. Pics from 'on the spot' Simon Kohler. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty.J Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Thanks....I was just going to post this and then decided it's better to check! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted September 23, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) Nice. 238 is one of my list of "lucky" numbers, so I may have to get it.... Cheers, Mick Edited September 23, 2015 by newbryford 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I saw that yesterday and thought "hmmm another NRM special will be on its way". 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted September 24, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2015 I saw that yesterday and thought "hmmm another NRM special will be on its way". Surely you meant another overpriced NRM Special that Hornby will stuff up somehow on the way? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I really do like that. Great to see an HST power car capturing media attention and living up to the hype. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty.J Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Tried sketching...not quite done. A combo of digital and the original way...... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spet0114 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 As the power car is not far off its own 40th anniversary, in a couple of years we can celebrate "NRM 40 40". 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash39 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 43312 was the other power car with 43238 on its first run, if anyone is interested. Incidentally that one is semi-noteworthy as one of the first pair to receive Virgin livery back in July. Will there be mk3's to go with them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
159220 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I had a very friendly confirmation from Locomotion today to say I have been placed on the list, and they are 'quite' sure there shall be coaches.... I am thinking perhaps something like the Modelzone 'East Coast' LTD HST a few years back. Though one homes a VTEC set would be some what more successful than the heavily discounted East Coast (I guess going out of business did not help!) Rather neat that it shall be with 43312 A cracking livery to put onto a model, the last HST I shall buy before the new world arrives Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Is this another hint as to the next Rapido model??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocomotionatShildon Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Quite a few people have asked about coaches and it is something I have passed on. I think you all need at least 15 to make a good train!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) Except a real HST never had more than 8 ;-)) Edited September 29, 2015 by JSpencer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted September 29, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 29, 2015 Except a real HST never had more than 8 ;-)) Errrm - 2+9 has been around on the EC for awhile. Here's a recent pic though Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted September 30, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2015 I like how the 1st class stripes go one way and the buffet has both to swap them for the tourist class. Very neatly done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenrithBeacon Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I had rather got the impression that the Hornby HST has some weaknesses. Is this true and will they be fixed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted October 5, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2015 I had rather got the impression that the Hornby HST has some weaknesses. Is this true and will they be fixed? The old one perhaps but not the new one. If there was a weakness with the new one it was the light contacts, but this has been reworked and is now better than ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 I think the issue is not with the power cars but with the rather dated Mk3 coaches. Are these still the ones inherited from Lima? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty.J Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 I think the issue is not with the power cars but with the rather dated Mk3 coaches. Are these still the ones inherited from Lima? Nope....From what I heard only one is inherited from Lima. The others are just old Hornby tooling. Lima had some short Mk3s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Nope....From what I heard only one is inherited from Lima. The others are just old Hornby tooling. Lima had some short Mk3s Sure about that? Hornby produced short Mk. IIIs and Lima full-length. I believe Hornby started with the right number of windows but made them narrower to fit, then reduced the number of windows by one to make them the correct width. When Hornby took Lima over, the Lima full length Mk. IIIs replaced the old Hornby tooling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty.J Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Sure about that? Hornby produced short Mk. IIIs and Lima full-length. I believe Hornby started with the right number of windows but made them narrower to fit, then reduced the number of windows by one to make them the correct width. When Hornby took Lima over, the Lima full length Mk. IIIs replaced the old Hornby tooling. Well I may be mixed up then...All I know is someone had them the wrong them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beacon Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Hornby used to make short versions but updated them before they bought the Lima tooling so most are their own newer full length models except the TGS which they never made so have used the Lima tooling as part of their current range. I don't think they're too bad and there have been various improvements to the glazing over time particularly. A recent issue with some has been the buffet coaches being tooled with the incorrect roof moulding of a standard coach without the vents etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Evans Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 43238 NRM 40th anniversary, formerly 43038 National Railway Museum York, I like it...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Just something I noticed. The load capacity of this Virgin Trains power car is shown as 0.8 tonnes. However the recently relivered GWR set shows the load for the power car as 2.2 tonnes. Is this because the Virgin one was from the earlier batch with rear driving cab, or do TOCs arrange their power cars different internally, hence differing capacities?Just wondering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted October 6, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2015 Personally I'd settle for the Lima HST and Mk3s in Railroad range in VTEC colours , with Special editions using the main range one for those who want something special and are prepared to pay for it. Otherwise a whole train will be unaffordable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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