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Hornby R4768

SR, Maunsell Corridor Brake Third Class, 3778 'Set 243' Olive - Era 3

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

The wide, Maunsell 59™ High Window™ stock was authorised in 1929 by the Southern Railway and is represented in the range this year by Corridor Brake Third (BTK) coaches Nos. 3797 and 3798, Corridor First (FK) No. 7406 and Corridor Third (TK) No. 1216.
The BTK stock was built to Order No. E707, under diagram D2110, with thirty vehicles entering service in September 1933, whilst the FK stock were built to Order No. E490 and delivered in August 1930. Comprising sixteen vehicles, under diagram D2501, they originally formed part of eleven coach trains for the Waterloo-Southampton services. The TK stock was built to Order No. E705, a large order of fifty vehicles to diagram D2001 that was delivered in December 1933.
Together, these coaches formed part of Set 328, a type B five coach formation that was allocated to the SR™s SW Division special traffic, based at Bournemouth West, when first formed in 1933. The Set appeared regularly on Waterloo-Bournemouth and Weymouth services and occasionally visited Salisbury, even making it out to Exeter during summer timetabling.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R4768
GTIN
5055288637245
RRP
£48.99
Release date
June 2017

Model details

Gauge
OO
Passenger figures
No
Livery
Olive Green
Finish
Pristine
Interior lighting
No
Directional lighting
No
DCC status
No
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Tooling date
2007
Running number
3778

Prototype information

Wheel configuration
2 x Bogies
Build dates
1925 to 1936
Type of vehicle
Coach
Main duties
Passenger Services
In service until
1967
Operated by
Southern Railway
British Railways
Builder
SR Eastleigh Works
Coach type
Southern Railway Maunsell
TOPS classification
(BT) Brake Third
Wheel arrangement
2 x Bogies
Built
1925 to 1936
Built by
SR Eastleigh Works

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Hornby SR Maunsell Corridor Brake Third Class coach, running number 3778, is presented in an olive‑green livery with a pristine finish. The OO‑scale model measures 243 mm in length and rides on two bogies. It represents a Southern Railway Maunsell‑type brake third (BT) coach, built at SR Eastleigh Works between 1925 and 1936. The model carries the manufacturer part number R4768 and is intended to depict the era of the Big Four railway companies.

The coach is part of the Maunsell 59 High Window stock authorised by the Southern Railway in 1929. The specific BTK (Brake Third) design was built to Order No E707 under diagram D2110, with thirty vehicles entering service in September 1933. These coaches formed part of Set 328, a type B five‑coach formation allocated to the SR SW Division special traffic based at Bournemouth West. They operated regularly on Waterloo‑Bournemouth and Weymouth routes, with occasional services to Salisbury and summer trips as far as Exeter.

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