Hornby R3376 BR Class 71 E5022 BR Green 1/12 Motorbikes Length:157mm

Length:157mm

7mm machine gun in the commanders cupola

Assembly tool included

At the time of its introduction in 1942

serving in a range of locations in both reconnaissance and command car roles

Hornby R3376 BR Class 71 E5022 BR Green 1/12 Motorbikes Length:157mmThe early 1950s were a time of great plans and modern ideas, not least where the railways were concerned, but still recovering from the financial effects of the Second World War, many of these plans had to be implemented in a measured way. Electric traction was seen by the newly nationalised British Rail to be the answer and so attention was focused on new routes in the Southern Region, where third rail electrification had been in place since 1923.