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Hornby R4773

BR, Mk1 Corridor Composite, W16198 - Era 7

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Prototype Eras
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description
Designed by R.A Riddles (The Mechanical & Engineering Member of the Railway Executive) and aided by E. Pugson (Carriage & Wagon Chief Officer) and E.S Cox (Design Chief Officer), the Mark 1 carriage had a separate body and underframe with a standard body length of 64ft 6in, an underframe 63ft 5in long and bogies at 46ft 6in centers. Body width was eventually settled at 8ft 8in, at cantrail height. The stock was introduced in 1951 in sets on 'Festival of Britain' trains being built through to 1964, when superseded by the Mark II design.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R4773
GTIN
5055288637306
RRP
£49.49
Release date
April 2017

Model details

Passenger figures
No
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Colour
Blue
Couplings
NEM
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Tooling date
2013
DCC status
No
Directional lighting
No
Interior lighting
No
Livery
Blue & Grey
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Running number
W16198

Prototype information

Type of vehicle
Coach
Builder
BR Workshops
Cravens
Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
Build dates
1951 to 1963
Total built
1000s
Passenger capacity
Varies by coach type
Wheel configuration
Bogies
(BR1, BR2, Commonwealth or B4 types used)
Operated by
British Railways
Network Rail
Royal Mail
Regional Railways
First Great Western
West Coast Railway Co
Various heritage & mainline charter operators
Main duties
Passenger services
Mail & Parcels
Departmental
In service until
Present
(Charter trains & departmental only)
Coach type
British Railways Mark 1
Operator
BR
TOPS classification
(CK) Composite Corridor
Wheel arrangement
Bogies (BR1, BR2, Commonwealth or B4 types used)
Designer
British Railways
Built
1951 to 1963
Built by
BR Workshops Cravens Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company

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Related products

Hornby has produced a 00 gauge model of a British Railways Mark 1 corridor composite carriage, running number W16198. The model is painted in the British Rail blue and grey livery, measures 265 mm in length and features NEM couplings with a tension lock. The minimum radius for the carriage is a Radius 2 curve. It is supplied with a manufacturer part number R4773 and represents the British Rail Blue (TOPS) period.

The prototype Mark 1 carriage was designed by R A Riddles with assistance from E Pugson and E S Cox and was built by British Rail workshops, Cravens and Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company between 1 January 1951 and 31 December 1963. The carriage has a standard body length of 64 ft 6 in, an underframe length of 63 ft 5 in and bogie centres of 46 ft 6 in. The body width is 8 ft 8 in and the carriage was classified as a CK (composite corridor) type, operating with bogies of the BR1, BR2, Commonwealth or B4 variants. Production continued until the introduction of the Mark II design in 1964.

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