Coal fuelled Britain during the twentieth century and much of this fuel was transported by rail. The 16 Ton Steel Mineral Wagon began as a wartime design, but following Nationalisation hundreds of thousands of these humble four-wheel wagons would be ordered by BR to move coal around the UK, replacing the wooden-bodied wagons that had […]

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 from 1951 until the early 1960s to augment and replace the array of ‘Big Four’ and earlier ‘pre-grouping’ designs inherited from the LMS, LNER, GWR and SR, BR took the […]

History British Rail’s second generation of Standard Coach design is known as the Mark 2. Design and construction followed on from the universal and ubiquitous Mk1 family of coaching stock, with the prototype example built in 1963. Series production continued until 1975 at Derby Carriage Works. They were of steel construction, and of a more […]

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 from 1951 until the early 1960s to augment and replace the array of ‘Big Four’ and earlier ‘pre-grouping’ designs inherited from the LMS, LNER, GWR and SR, BR took the […]

Highlights both bodyside window configurations tooled for flush-glazed correct window corner radii fully detailed interior with partitions saloon tables lavatories appropriate to prototype fully decorated seating painted in accurate colours exquisite underframe detailing finely mounded brake details 4 sets of very finely moulded queen post truss rodding and turnbuckles Dynamos and battery boxes fitted to […]

Highlights both bodyside window configurations tooled for flush-glazed correct window corner radii fully detailed interior with partitions saloon tables lavatories appropriate to prototype fully decorated seating painted in accurate colours exquisite underframe detailing finely mounded brake details 4 sets of very finely moulded queen post truss rodding and turnbuckles Dynamos and battery boxes fitted to […]

Inspection Saloons were built by each of the major railway companies to provide engineers and railway staff with a vehicle in which they could inspect aspects of the railway infrastructure, such as the permanent way and signalling & telegraph equipment. This 50ft vehicle was built by the LMS and proved very popular indeed, with BR […]

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 from 1951 until the early 1960s to augment and replace the array of ‘Big Four’ and earlier ‘pre-grouping’ designs inherited from the LMS, LNER, GWR and SR, BR took the […]

PLEASE NOTE: Lighting functions not included with the Bachmann Arc Roof Coaches The London & North Western Railway (LNWR) was known as the Premier Line and now, for the first time, premier models of some of the LNWR’s most successful coaches are available in OO Scale as part of the Bachmann Branchline range. Towards the […]

PLEASE NOTE: Lighting functions not included with the Bachmann Arc Roof Coaches The London & North Western Railway (LNWR) was known as the Premier Line and now, for the first time, premier models of some of the LNWR’s most successful coaches are available in OO Scale as part of the Bachmann Branchline range. Towards the […]

Expected Delivery March 2026 (Subject to Change at Manufacturer’s Discretion). The British Rail Class 33 is a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotive built by BRCW for the Southern Region of BR between 1960 and 1962. 98 class 33s were originally built and bore the numbers D6500 – D6597. The class was affectionately known as ‘Cromptons’ […]

Expected Delivery March 2026 (Subject to Change at Manufacturer’s Discretion). The British Rail Class 33 is a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotive built by BRCW for the Southern Region of BR between 1960 and 1962. 98 class 33s were originally built and bore the numbers D6500 – D6597. The class was affectionately known as ‘Cromptons’ […]