BR Mk1 SK S24314 BR Green 2nd Class Coach

BR Mk1 SK S24314 BR Green 2nd Class Coach

1:76 Scale Coach produced in BR 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 BR company markings

Details

The British Rail Mk1 coach was British Railways’ first standardised mainline carriage, with thousands built between 1951 and 1963 across BR’s major works in Derby, Wolverton, Doncaster, York, Eastleigh, and Swindon. Its versatile design was also used on first-generation Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) until 1974 and adapted for non-passenger stock, including parcel vans and full brake vehicles.

Mk1 coaches gradually replaced older designs inherited from the ‘Big Four’ at nationalisation, serving across all British Rail regions. Standard underframes measured 63ft 5in (19.33m) with gangwayed bodies of 64ft 6in (19.7m), while shorter variants served suburban and parcel duties. Coaches were either fully open or corridor-equipped with seating compartments. Steel panel bodywork was mounted on wooden frames, supported by heavy trussed underframes. Early examples ran on BR1 bogies, later replaced by stronger Commonwealth bogies from 1958, and the Swindon-designed B4 bogie was fitted to later builds, improving ride quality and later adopted for Mk1 EMUs on the Southern Region.

This highly detailed OO gauge model coach accurately represents a second class corridor coach from the Southern Region, featuring authentic bodyside details, underframe equipment, and the classic Mk1 profile, making it a perfect addition for realistic British railway modelling layouts.