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Bachmann 39-050HPF

BR Mk1 TSO Tourist Second Open BR Blue & Grey

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Prototype Era
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)

Manufacturer description

The British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BR’s first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Built from 1951 until the early 1960s to augment and replace the array of ‘Big Four’ and earlier ‘pre-grouping’ designs inherited from the LMS, LNER, GWR and SR, BR took the best features from several of these types to produce the new steel-bodied design. As a result, the Mk1 was stronger and safer than any of the inherited types that came before it.

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Bachmann BR Mk1 TSO Tourist Second Open model in blue and grey livery, listed as pristine condition. It carries the running number M4921, measures 270 mm in length and uses a NEM coupling. Passenger figures are included. The coach is a British Railways Mark 1 type, classified as a Tourist Standard Open (TSO), and represents British Rail operating in the pre‑TOPS blue period.

The model bears the manufacturer part number 39‑050HPF. It is intended to depict the early British Railways Mk1 stock that entered service from 1951 to the early 1960s, a steel‑bodied design that replaced many pre‑grouping carriages and was noted for its increased strength and safety.