Following our recent expressions of interest exercise, Revolution Trains is opening the order book for a second run of the award-winning Class 390 Pendolino model in N by Rapido Trains.
We are offering only those models that came close enough to justify production; if orders are healthy we will look to increase the variety available. The options we are offering are:
390049 “Virgin Express” – Virgin original livery (striped doors), 9-car.
390152 “Virgin Knight” – Virgin original livery (grey doors), 11-car.
390010 “Cumbrian Spirit” – Virgin Flowing Silk livery, 9-car.
390130 “City of Edinburgh” – Virgin Flowing Silk livery, 11-car.
390045 “Virgin Pride” – Virgin Flowing Silk Rainbow livery, 9-car.
390156 “Pride and Prosperity” – Avanti livery, 11-car
390047 – Avanti part-branded livery, 9-car
390001 “Bee Together” – DfT Ghost livery, 9-car.
If orders for a particular version exceed expectations then we may add additional number sets. Delivery of the models is expected in Q3-4 2021, though this may change due to circumstances beyond Revolution and Rapido’s control. Early bird prices are available until 31 December 2020 with the order book likely to close end January – mid-February 2021 with production starting immediately after Chinese New Year 2021.
The Revolution Trains/Rapido Trains Class 390 Pendolino was the first fully crowdfunded complete model train to reach the UK Marketplace. It features power cars at both ends, pin-point pick ups on every wheel with power transfer throughout the train via electrically conductive couplings, and working table lamps in first as standard.
The new versions will be updated with Next-18 DCC interface and as before all power cars will have factory fitted speakers, to make converting to DCC or DCC Sound a snap.
In a poll carried out by Model Rail magazine the Revolution/Rapido Class 390 Pendolino was voted N gauge Model of the Decade.
