TT4073 MK3 TRFB Trailer First Buffet First Great Western 40736

Expected Delivery September 2026 (Subject to Change at Manufacturer's Discretion).

Add FGW Mk3 TRFB Coach 40736 to your Class 43 rake, along with our other matching coaches to create a fully prototypical eight-car train. 

Depicting a Trailer Restaurant First Buffet car in the First Great Western Green, Gold and White scheme from the early 2000s, these coaches are sure to make a statement on your TT:120 layout! Each Mk3 vehicle has been meticulously researched and features correct tooling depending on the type and has been expertly adorned with accurate colours and typefaces, with coach lettering.

Model Specification:

• Highly detailed model of Mk3 Trailer Restaurant First Buffet
• Defined bogie mouldings
• Detailed underframe and roof
• Moulded interior
• Kinematic NEM coupling mechanism
• Accessory pack.

Livery:

• First Great Western Green, Gold and White, commonly referred to as ‘Fag Packet’ livery
• ‘F’ coach number decals
• Semi-gloss finish
• Faithfully created using accurate colours and fonts
• Era 9.

History

BR developed the Mark 3 in response to improved comfort provided by airline companies and the convenience provided by the family car, both of which were taking traffic away from the railways in the early 1970s.

Originally conceived as locomotive-hauled stock, the first to be produced were for the prototype HST in 1972. The first production vehicles entered service in 1975 and continued to be built until 1988.

Although outwardly similar to the Mark 2 carriage, it is of a completely different design, having a ridged roof and underframe skirt, whereas its predecessor had a smooth roof and visible below-frame equipment.

The body is 75ft-long (23m), which is 10ft (3m) longer than the Mk2. It is also of full monocoque construction (one piece body shell) with an all-welded mild steel, stressed skin. To give it a superior smooth ride, it also has secondary air suspension and disk-brakes fitted to the wheels (rather than clasp brakes) which allow for running at speeds of up to 125mph (200km/h) and efficient deceleration.

The Mk3 HST coaches differ from the Mk3A loco-hauled coaches mainly in terms of the electrical arrangements, but are otherwise much the same. These HST coaches take their supply from a three-phase electrical supply directly from an auxiliary alternator in the power car, whereas the Mk3A convert the single-phase AC supply from the locomotive through motor generator units under the floor, which change the train supply to three-phase.