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Bachmann 39-080APF

BR Mk1 BSK Brake Second Corridor 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 BR Mk1 BSK Brake Second Corridor (Executive) model – a 1:76 scale representation of a British Rail InterCity coach. The locomotive finishes in pristine condition and carries the executive livery with running number M35451. It measures 270 mm in length and uses a NEM coupling. Passenger figures are included.

The coach is modelled as a British Railways Mark 1, classified as BSK (Brake Second Corridor) and supplied with manufacturer part number 39‑080APF. It represents the British Rail sectorisation era.

The real British Railways Mk1 was the first standard design of main‑line coaching stock, built between 1951 and the early 1960s to replace the varied pre‑grouping stock inherited from the former railway companies. Its all‑steel body incorporated the best features of earlier designs, making it stronger and safer than its predecessors.