LNER Mk4 TS 12444 2nd Class Coach C

LNER Mk4 TS 12444 2nd Class Coach C

1:76 Scale Coach produced in LNER livery. This model features lots of expertly applied details as based on the prototype, a high level of body detail and excellent running characteristics.

Features

• 1:76 Scale Model
• This model is best suited to layouts based around Britain
• This model is decorated in LNER company markings

Details

The British Rail Mk4 coach was built between 1989 and 1992 by Metro-Cammell at Washwood Heath for the newly-electrified InterCity 225 services on the East Coast Main Line. A total of 282 carriages were produced to operate in 30 fixed nine-car formations, each paired with a Class 91 locomotive and a Driving Van Trailer, enabling push-pull operation without the need to turn the train.

The Mk4 introduced significant improvements over its predecessor, the Mk3, including all-steel construction, fully sealed gangways, controlled emission toilets (CETs), and automatic push-button operated plug doors, replacing the manually-operated slam doors. Body shells were constructed by BREL and Breda in Milan, combining durability with modern styling and passenger convenience.

These coaches served multiple East Coast Main Line operators, including GNER, East Coast, and LNER, before being gradually replaced by Class 801 ‘Azuma’ trains from 2019/20. Refurbished examples now operate with Transport for Wales on premier services.

This OO gauge model coach represents the ‘TS’ (Tourist Standard) variant, featuring open-plan standard class seating and a retention toilet, with finely detailed bodyshell, gangways, and underframe fittings, perfect for recreating modern East Coast Main Line formations on any model railway layout.