General Modelling

The British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BR’s first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Built...

The British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BR’s first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Built...

The first order for these coaches was placed in 1915 but, due to the First World War, they were not built until 1920. The second batch was complet...

The first order for these coaches was placed in 1915 but, due to the First World War, they were not built until 1920. The second batch was complet...

When it comes to coaching stock the non-corridor ‘Suburban’ coaches were certainly not the celebrities, but nonetheless they played a vital role mo...

British Rail’s second generation of standard coach was designated the Mk2, following on from the highly successful Mk1 series. Unlike the Mk1...

British Rail’s second generation of standard coach was designated the Mk2, following on from the highly successful Mk1 series. Unlike the Mk1s ...

The British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BR’s first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Bui...

The British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BR’s first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Bui...

The British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BR’s first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Built...

Entering traffic just after World War Two, the Thompson coaches were the last mainline corridor coaches to be built by the LNER, and indeed example...

Charles Collett (1871-1952) succeeded G.J Churchward as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR in 1922. Collett has been accredited more with the im...

Charles Collett (1871-1952) succeeded G.J Churchward as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR in 1922. Collett has been accredited more with the im...

Charles Collett (1871-1952) succeeded G.J Churchward as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR in 1922. Collett has been accredited more with the im...

The British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BR’s first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Built...

The British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BR’s first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Built...

DETAILS The first standardised railway carriage design built by British Railways, the Mark 1 Coach introduced in 1951 continued to be produced unti...