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Bachmann 39-052HPF

BR Mk1 TSO Tourist Second Open BR Crimson & Cream

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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

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 BR Mk1 TSO Tourist Second Open BR Crimson & Cream is a 270 mm long model railway coach in a pristine finish. The livery is Crimson & Cream and the coach carries the running number E3774. It is built to British Railways Mark 1 specifications and is classified as a Tourist Standard Open (TSO). The model includes passenger figures and uses a NEM coupling.

The coach is represented by British Railways Part Number 39‑052HPF and depicts the Early Crest period of British Railways. It is designed to operate with British Railways as the operator.

The British Railways Mk1 was the first standard design of main‑line coaching stock introduced by BR. Constructed from 1951 to the early 1960s, it replaced a mixture of pre‑grouping designs inherited from the former LMS, LNER, GWR and SR companies. The Mk1 incorporated the best features of those earlier types, resulting in a steel‑bodied coach that was stronger and safer than its predecessors.