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Hornby R40510

BR - MK1 Corridor - W15114 - Composite Coach

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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

The MK1 was BR’s first standardised design of railway carriage with thousands built across BR’s carriage works in Derby, Wolverton, Doncaster, York, Eastleigh, and Swindon between 1951 and 1963. The design was also used on first generation Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) until 1974 and for non-passenger stock such as parcel vans and full brake vehicles.

The new coaches gradually replaced older designs inherited from the ‘Big Four’ at nationalisation in 1968 and were used on all British Railways regions. The standard underframe length was 63ft 5in (19.33m) with gangwayed bodies 64ft 6in (19.7m), though suburban coaches and parcel vans were shorter.

Coaches were either fully open or were corridor coaches with seating compartments. Bodywork was of steel panels on wooden frames, with a separate underframe consisting of heavy steel sections braced with steel trusses, originally mounted on ‘BR1’ bogies, though these were superseded by a new cast-steel design from 1958 known as the ‘Commonwealth’ bogie. Later examples utilised a Swindon-designed ‘B4’ bogie which gave a much-improved ride and was adopted for use on Southern Region MK1 Electric Multiple Units (EMUs).

This is a highly detailed scale model of a corridor composite coach from the Western Region.

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Hornby BR - MK1 Corridor - W15114 - Composite Coach is a 00 scale model representing a British Railways Mk1 corridor composite carriage dating from the early crest period of British Railways, roughly the early 1950s.

The real Mk1 design was BR's first standardised railway carriage, built in large numbers at Derby, Wolverton, Doncaster, York, Eastleigh and Swindon between 1951 and 1963. The standard underframe measured 63 ft 5 in (19.33 m) with a body length of 64 ft 6 in (19.7 m). The body consisted of steel panels on a wooden frame, mounted on heavy steel underframes and originally fitted with BR1 bogies, later replaced by the cast‑steel Commonwealth bogie (from 1958) and subsequently the Swindon B4 bogie for improved ride quality.

This Hornby model carries the manufacturer part number R40510 and accurately reproduces the external appearance of a Western Region corridor composite coach, including the steel panelled body, gangwayed doors and period‑correct livery. The model is highly detailed and intended for collectors and railway enthusiasts.