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Mk.3 Sleepers in ‘N’

DAPOL’S brand-new ‘N’ gauge Mk.3 sleeper stock gradually made its way into the shops during the latter part of 2021, with the BR blue and grey models arriving in December alongside a variety of special Caledonian Sleeper editions for KMS Railtech. The new models share many of the same technical features of previously released Mk.3 stock and on first inspection, appear to make the grade in most respects.

Two versions were given a thorough examination in this review: InterCity 'Swallow' SLE No. 10701 and BR blue and grey

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