Hornby R3399 EWS Freight Train Pack

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Product Description 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the formation of one of the United Kingdom's most distinctive Railway Operating Companies, English Welsh & Scottish Railway , or EWS as it was more commonly known. The merger of Rail Express Systems, Load haul, Mainline Freight and Trans rail Freight into North and South Railways during March 1996 was followed, on April 25th, by the unveiling of the EWS brand, but it was not until October 1996 that the English Welsh & Scottish Railway was formed. On December 24, 1996, EWS was announced as the preferred bidder for the loss-making Rail freight Distribution, a deal concluded on March 12, 1997. At that point EWS controlled 90% of the United Kingdom's rail freight market and by 2006 the company's turnover was approaching £1 billion, with the UK market share standing at around 70%. On June 28, 2007, Deutsche Bahn announced it had agreed to purchase EWS, subject to receiving regulatory approval and the sale was completed on November 13, 2007. Despite assurances to the contrary, on January 1, 2009 EWS was rebranded as DB Schenker, their corporate red livery displacing the highly distinctive EWS maroon and yellow livery. Train pack includes: EWS Class 67 '67003' in maroon and gold livery MHA wagon numbered '394652' MHA wagon numbered '394653' MHA wagon numbered '394654'. Please note, box and model dimensions are shown as identical however only represent the box/package size. Safety Warning not_suitable_under_14_years_supervision P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Box Contains 1 x Locomotive See more