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Bachmann 39-055APF

BR Mk1 TSO Tourist Second Open BR InterCity (Executive)

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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

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 British Railways Mark 1 TSO Tourist Standard Open model, in the InterCity Executive livery, is presented in pristine condition. The coach bears the running number 4930 and measures 270 mm in length. It is fitted with a NEM coupling and includes passenger figures. The model is identified by manufacturer part number 39‑055APF and represents the British Rail sectorisation era.

The coach type is a British Railways Mark 1, classified as a Tourist Standard Open (TSO). It is supplied in the Executive livery used by British Rail InterCity.

The original British Railways Mark 1 was the first standard design of main‑line coaching stock introduced by British Rail. Built between 1951 and the early 1960s, it replaced the varied pre‑grouping designs inherited from the former LMS, LNER, GWR and SR companies. The new steel‑bodied construction incorporated the best features of its predecessors, resulting in a stronger and safer coach that became one of BR’s most successful designs.