R40554 Railroad Mk3 TGS Trailer Guard Standard GWR 44086 merchandise While all six passed to

While all six passed to Trainload Freight South West / Transrail in 1994

the locomotives was purchased by the United Steel Companies and put to work on the steelworks system at Scunthorpe

The resulting model is one that would make a fine addition to any layout

Fortunately

and was eventually bought for preservation at the proposed West Yorkshire Transport Museum

R40554 Railroad Mk3 TGS Trailer Guard Standard GWR 44086 merchandise While all six passed toBritish Rail introduced the production version of the Mk3 coach in 1975 with improved standards of comfort in response to competition from airlines and increased use of private motor cars. Designed and built by BREL, initially they were intended as locomotive hauled stock, but with the development of the High Speed Train (HST), were soon adapted for use at speeds of up to 125mph (220km h). The first version of the Mk3 coach had actually been built in