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Hornby R4789

BR, Mk1 First Open, E3050 - Era 5

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

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.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R4789
GTIN
5055288637481
RRP
£44.99
Release date
November 2017

Model details

Colour
Maroon
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Passenger figures
No
Interior lighting
No
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Tooling date
2013
Livery
Maroon
DCC status
No
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Directional lighting
No
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Running number
E3050

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
British Railways
TOPS classification
(FO) First Open
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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Hornby BR Mk1 First Open, model E3050, is a 00 gauge OO scale model of a British Railways Mark 1 first‑class open carriage. The model is painted in a maroon livery, carries the running number E3050 and measures 265 mm in length. It features a painted finish, a minimum radius of curve radius 2, and NEM/tension‑lock couplings.

The carriage is represented as a late‑crest British Railways example built between 1951 and 1963. It was produced by the BR Workshops, Cravens and the Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company under manufacturer part number R4789. The model is classified as FO (First Open) and rides on bogies of the BR1, BR2, Commonwealth or B4 type.

The real Mark 1 carriage was designed by R.A. Riddles, with assistance from E. Pugson and E.S. Cox. It has a separate body and underframe, 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 with a cantrail height. The design was introduced for British Railways and remained in service throughout the period represented by the model.

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