R40269 Mk3 Open First Disabled (TFD) LNER 41100 Tram 1x Tunnel Top & Base

1x Tunnel Top & Base

built between 1896 and 1921

Mk3 TF – 41097 – R40368

They were built to replace elderly first-generation DMUs and locomotive-hauled passenger trains

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R40269 Mk3 Open First Disabled (TFD) LNER 41100 Tram 1x Tunnel Top & BaseIn order to allow running at 125 mph on Britain's railways, new rolling stock was needed by British Railways. Significant improvements over the Mk2 included new secondary air suspension between the bogies and the coach body as well as aerodynamic skirting on the underframe. Mk3 coaches are 75ft (23m) long enabling far greater capacity than older coaches. Mk3 coaches also incorporate disk brakes and wheel slip protection enabling faster deceleration.