Kernow Model Railway Centre has announced exclusive Graham Farish N Gauge Mk3 and Mk2b Royal Train coach packs in Royal Claret livery.

At present the current Royal Train formation is made up of seven Mk 3 coaches, with two former BR Mk 2b Brake Corridor Firsts that provide sleeping accommodation for staff, one of these coaches is also fitted with a generator which supplies’ independent power to the train.

The consist of the Royal Train varies depending on the nature of the duties that it is undertaking, this includes who is on board and the type of journey, with such variations to the duties, there are instances that not all the coaches will be in the train formation on every service.

Each vehicle in the Royal Train fleet is distinct, and two have been re-designated following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

Mk3 2903, previously known as HM The Queen’s Saloon, is now referred to as HM The King’s Saloon. Similarly, Mk3 2904, formerly HRH The Duke of Edinburgh’s Saloon, has been renamed HM The Queen Consort’s Saloon.

DB Cargo supplies the motive power and operates the Royal train when it runs on the national network.

The train is maintained at Wolverton Works in Buckinghamshire, which has had ties with the Royal Train maintenance and carriage construction dating back as far as 1842.

The exclusive Royal Train coach packs in N Gauge, offered by Kernow Model Rail Centre, have been manufactured by Graham Farish.

Utilising the original Graham Farish tooling, which lacks interiors, allows for the precise replication of window and door arrangements specific to the actual Royal Train coaches.

The three coach pack versions available now via their website are as below:

374-990X Graham Farish Royal Train Coach Pack A – priced at £104.99

• Mk3 HM The King’s Saloon, previously HM The Queen’s Saloon number 2903
• Mk3 HM The Queen Consort’s Saloon, previously HRH The Duke of Edinburgh’s Saloon number 2904
• Mk3 HRH The Duke of Cornwall’s Saloon number 2923

374-990Y Graham Farish Royal Train Coach Pack B –priced at £69.99

• Mk3 Royal Household Sleeping Car number 2915
• Mk2 Royal Household Couchette number 2920

374-990Z Graham Farish Royal Train Coach Pack C – Priced at £69.99

• Mk3 Royal Household Kitchen / Dining Car number 2917
• Mk2b Royal Household Couchette number 2921

“our range of N Gauge KMRC Exclusives continues to grow, and these Royal Coach packs are suitable accompaniment to our currently available 372-262Z Graham Farish Class 47/7 Diesel 47 799 Prince Henry allowing an accurate Royal Train to be created.”

Chris Trerise, Managing Director

Kernow have released a good number of models so far this year, including a selection of pre grouping N-Gauge wagons and exclusive 00 Gauge 7-plank Railway Clearing House wagons of the former LBSCR.