Compare OO BR Mark 3 (HST)


Manufacturer	Hornby	Lima	Hornby	Hornby	Lima	Hornby
Year model introduced	1977	1982	1985	1999	2006	2022
DCC Capability	Unpowered	Unpowered	Unpowered	Unpowered	Unpowered	Unpowered
Bodyshell
Bodyshells represented (of Prototypes)
BR Mk3 - HST vehicles	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes

Detailing
Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details
Door handles	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Door steps	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Gangway corridor connectors	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Handrails	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Roof railing	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Vents	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes

Chassis/underframe detail
Electrical equipment	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Footsteps	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Cab, footplate & interior detail
Detailed & painted	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Glazing	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Seating	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Tables	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes

Wheel "aesthetics"
Chemically-blackened	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
External brake discs	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Metal-pin point bearings	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted)
Multiple working sockets/ pipes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Mechanical
Body Construction	No	No	No	Plastic	No	Plastic with metal parts
Chassis construction	No	No	No	Lightweight	No	Plastic & metal
Minimum radius	No	No	No	Radius 2	No	Radius 2
Coupling socket/mounting
NEM pockets	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Non-NEM socket	No	No	No	Yes	No	No

Coupling type	No	No	No	HO Standard Loop/ Stirrup coupling	No	Tension lock
Weighting (to assist adhesion)
Within chassis	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Separating the body from the chassis	No	No	No	Body clips off from chassis	No	Secured with one or more screws
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