BR Mk1 CK M15374 Maroon 1st/2nd Class Coach

BR Mk1 CK M15374 Maroon 1st/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 BR’s first standardised railway carriage, with thousands built across works in Derby, Wolverton, Doncaster, York, Eastleigh, and Swindon between 1951 and 1963. The versatile design was also used on first-generation Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) until 1974 and adapted for non-passenger stock such as parcel vans and full brake vehicles.

Gradually replacing older designs inherited from the ‘Big Four’, Mk1 coaches served all British Rail regions. Standard underframes measured 63ft 5in (19.33m) with gangwayed bodies of 64ft 6in (19.7m), while suburban and parcel variants were shorter. Coaches were offered as fully open or corridor-equipped with seating compartments. The bodywork combined steel panels on wooden frames mounted on heavy steel underframes braced with trusses. Early examples ran on BR1 bogies, later replaced by the stronger Commonwealth bogie, and the Swindon-designed B4 bogie gave a smoother ride, eventually used on Southern Region Mk1 EMUs.

This highly detailed OO gauge model captures the distinctive features of a London Midland Region corridor composite coach, including authentic bodyside details, underframe fittings, and classic Mk1 proportions, perfect for adding a piece of British railway history to your model railway layout.