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Bachmann 39-050JPF

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.

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Prototype information

Bachmann has produced a 00‑scale model of a British Railways Mark 1 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) carriage in the classic BR Blue and Grey livery. The model is finished in pristine condition, carries the running number E5045 and measures 270 mm in length. It is fitted with NEM couplings and includes passenger figures; the coach type is listed as British Railways Mark 1, part number 39‑050JPF.

The prototype represented by this model is a second‑class open carriage that operated under British Rail during the pre‑TOPS era, when the blue corporate livery was in use. The Mark 1 design was introduced in 1951 and continued to be built into the early 1960s, replacing the older pre‑grouping stock inherited from the former railway companies. Its all‑steel construction made it stronger and safer than previous designs, and it became one of the most successful main‑line coaching types in British railway history.