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Hornby R40463

BR - Maunsell - S2755S Set 226 - Composite Coach

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

Manufacturer description

This crimson and cream Maunsell Composite Coach adds an elegant touch to your OO gauge era 4 rake. With features such as sprung metal buffers and NEM couplings, it's a delightful coach.

History

When the Southern Railway was formed in 1923, it continued to build coach designs inherited from the main three constituent companies. 

Richard Maunsell introduced the SR’s first ‘standard’ coaches, building over 1,200 of them. These were formed into 139 sets, as it was the SR’s practice to keep coaches together for long periods of time, with a set number at each end. 

These coaches are the later 59ft type built from 1934 with flush sides, constructed with steel panels over a wooden framework. They were painted olive green in early SR days and, from 1939, in Bulleid’s malachite green, before most received the standard BR crimson and cream following nationalisation from 1949.

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

The Hornby BR - Maunsell - S2755S Set 226 - Composite Coach is part of the 2025 Range catalogue. It is a OO gauge model, finished in painted BR livery with a crimson and cream colour scheme. The model is designed for use on 2nd radius curves or tighter, with a minimum radius of 438mm. It features sprung metal buffers and a NEM/Tension Lock coupling.

The model represents a British Railways coach from the early crest period, a style that originated from the Maunsell design. The Maunsell coaches were introduced by Richard Maunsell in the 1920s, with over 1,200 built for the Southern Railway. These coaches were often kept in sets, with a set number at each end. The coaches were initially painted in olive green, later changing to Bulleid's malachite green, before being repainted in the standard BR crimson and cream livery following nationalisation in 1949.