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Hornby OO Gauge Class 373 Eurostar - Available Now
Sunday, November 01 2020
by Jack Morgan
Hornby Class 373 Eurostar
Hornby’s popular model of the Class 373 unit is available now in the current Eurostar livery. The model is available either as part of a full starter train set or as a 4-car pack, with optional extra coaches available separately.
Hornby’s Eurostar features:
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Full train set, including; a loop of track and extra track pack A, controller, track mat, power adapter, buffer stop and re-railer
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Poseable pantographs
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Flush window glazing
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Digital Capability - 8-pin socket
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Crisp livery application
Available Now
R1176 - Class 373 Eurostar Train Set - £126
R3215 - Class 373 Eurostar 4-car EMU in (post-2014) Eurostar livery - £99
R4580 - Class 373 divisible centre saloons coach pack in (post-2014) Eurostar livery - £48
Prototype Information
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3211 at Albertville, France in March 2018. © Florian Pépellin
The Class 373 was designed and built for use on the "Eurostar" high-speed rail services between the UK, France and Belgium through the Channel Tunnel. The sets are part of the TGV family but have a smaller cross section to fit within the smaller loading gauge on the UK network. The class is capable of operating on 25kV AC, 3000 V DC and 1500 V DC overhead power and was originally capable of running from 750 V DC third rail too, but this is no longer in use. Two types were built; some with 18 coaches and 2 power cars called "Three Capitals" sets and some with 14 coaches and 2 power cars which were to be used for "North of London" services to Manchester and elsewhere - which never transpired. The class was also briefly used on East Coast Main line services with GNER but due to power supply restrictions limiting how many could operate at once and other issues they were withdrawn from the route in 2005. The 373s still operate on UK to Europe trans-continental services and some are also in use on the continent.
(Information provided by Wikipedia)
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Type of Unit
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Electric |
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Builder
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GEC-Alsthom & BN Constructions Ferroviairies et Métalliques |
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Build Date
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1992 - 1996 |
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Total Sets Built
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38 |
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Top Speed
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186mph |
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Power Output |
Between 4,600 and 16,400 hp depending on power supply
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Tractive Effort
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Between 49,000 and 92,000 lbf depending on power supply |
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Capacity
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750 seats (Classic Three Capitals Set), 758 Seats (Refurbished Three Capitals Set) or 558 Seats (North of London Set) |
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Operators
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Eurostar, IZY, GNER, SNCF |
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Main Duties
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Express Passenger |
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In Service Until
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Present |
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Surviving Sets
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22 |
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