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Hawthorn at St

and Thornaby and Gateshead on the Eastern Region

TT4040 GWR Mk3 Trailer First 41146 option-set-087 STRAND DIAMETER (Ø) 0In order to allow running at 125 mph on Britain's Victorian era 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