Toronto G-Class Subway A-B Set with Display Base - Standard DC -- Toronto Transit Commission #5000, 5001

The Rapido Trains HO Scale Toronto G-Class Subway is based on Toronto's first subways entering service in 1954. It all started in 1951, when the Toronto Transit Commission contracted the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company in the UK to build the cars for Canada s first subway. The original line ran under Yonge Street from Union Station in the south to Eglinton Avenue in the north, opening on March 30th, 1954. This line is still in service today as the southern half of TTC s Line 1. These unique rapid transit cars featured bold red paint with yellow stripes both above and below the large The Rapido models feature prototypically accurate details and are sold in married pairs or as a four-car set, with all cars powered. Designs were created from original factory drawings and field measurements. The models feature fully detailed interiors including seats, hand holds and lighting; working lights: headlights, rear marker lights, destination sign, fully detailed underbodies and wire grab irons. This standard DC model is DCC ready. The Toronto G-Class Subway is part of the line of Rapido Trains HO Scale locomotives.