BR High Speed Retro Train Set - inspired by R685

Special Price £152.99 Regular Price £169.98 save 10%

Due Sep 2025

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Description

Description

Brand: Hornby: OO
Product Code: R1289M
Item Name: BR High Speed Retro Train Set - inspired by R685

Additional Details:

Embark on a nostalgic journey back to the 1970s and 1980s era of Hornby train sets with this British Rail High-Speed train set. Replicating the retro look of the famous Hornby R.685 train set, but with today’s quality and detail, this train set is the perfect toy to rekindle amazing childhood memories that can be shared with future generations.

The InterCity 125 High-Speed Trains were introduced by British Rail in 1976, operating 125mph services on the Great Western Main Line and the East Coast Main Line before being introduced to other lines as their use spread. Built at Crewe by BREL, the Class 43 are officially the fastest diesel trains in the world.

This train set comes complete with a pair of Class 43 diesel drive cars; one powered and the other a non-powered drive car. Each drive car has directional lighting that illuminates white at the forward end and red at the rear.

This set comes with one Mk3 passenger coach, an oval of track with a siding, a buffer stop and a controller with a mains power supply.

Set contents:

1x Power Car

1x Dummy Car

1x Coach

Oval Track with Siding

Controller

Hornby: OO OO Scale

Specifications

Specifications
SKU	R1289M
Barcode	5063129044336
Product Type	Train Sets
Digital	8 Pin (x2)
Ranges	Hornby Train Sets OO
Brand	Hornby: OO
Scale	OO
Finish	Non-weathered
Pack Size	See product description
Product Features	NEM Couplings
ERA	7
Lighting	Directional Lighting
Livery	BR Blue & Grey (InterCity)
Railway Company	BR
Running Number	Unknown
Curved Track	OO 2nd Radius & Above: Only Suitable for 2nd Radius Curves (438mm) & Above
Product Length	Unknown
Designer	Grange, Sir Kenneth
Motor	3 Pole
Wheel Arrangement	Bo-Bo
Cars	3 Car DMU
DMU Side Car Numbers	W43002, W43005, W43003
Locomotive Sub Class	Class 43 'HST'
Pre-Release	Yes

Stock

Stock Information

■ Pre-order: New Release, expected Sep 2025

DCC Ready

Digital Ready

This item is Digital Ready, it will run as supplied on Analogue (DC) layouts. To run this item on a digital layout it will need to be fitted with a suitable decoder that is compatible with the Digital Controller being used.

To convert to Digital operation this item requires two 8 Pin decoders.

Shipping

This item is large and can only be sent by courier.

The item is too large to be sent via Royal Mail, so will be sent via courier.

UK Delivery

UK delivery by Courier for this item will be £9.99 within the UK excludes some highlands and islands). You can add as many items as you wish and only pay one shipping charge. Where an order includes one or more Pre-order item and additional delivery charge will be made for each shipment.

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Dispatch Information

Items in stock are shipped within one working day, unless the order contains items marked as due in 14-21 days when the order will be held until these items are in stock.

Items marked as Pre-orders will be shipped as soon as they are received from the manufacturer, see each product for the estimated release date. An additional shipping charge may be made for these items.