GR550 Ffestiniog 'Bug Box' First Class Coach, FR Victorian Plum & Cream G-Scale created the V-Train 1 project

created the V-Train 1 project to test and prove their 'A' Train technology on AC and DC supply for the UK rail network

a feature replicated on this 1:76 scale vehicle

whist the body had a split rear tailgate and a smart metal cover for the spare wheel

Known for its beautiful mottled bark and makes a great shade tree

These machines later found work with InterCity’s Charter Unit

GR550 Ffestiniog 'Bug Box' First Class Coach, FR Victorian Plum & Cream G-Scale created the V-Train 1 projectThese 4 wheeled coaches were built in 1864 by Brown Marshall & Co of Birmingham for the Ffestiniog Railway. They are known officially as Small Birminghams, but more commonly referred to as Bug Boxes due to their diminutive size. This intricate livery is their original colour scheme and has been authentically replicated in miniature with consultation from the experts that maintain and restore the prototypes on the Ffestiniog Railway, down to matching