Early British Railways Coaches 1948-1957

• Length: 217mm
• Livery: BR
• Special Features: Interior & exterior details.

Dimensions - Length 242mm.

A new model of the LMS standard 57-feet length non-corridor or suburban type coach, as used on suburban, stopping and branchline services. Most coach 'sets' would be formed with one of these brake third coaches at each end, with composite and third class coaches between them to make up the seating capacity required. Two-coach sets would also be formed with one brake third and one composite coach and brake third coaches were also used singly on some short branchlines.
Model finished in British Railways crimson livery.

Features: Handrails, Separate roof vents

Dimensions - Length 242mm

A new model of the LMS standard 57-feet length non-corridor or suburban type coach, as used on suburban, stopping and branchline services. Most coach 'sets' would be formed with one of these brake third coaches at each end, with composite and third class coaches between them to make up the seating capacity required. Two-coach sets would also be formed with one brake third and one composite coach and brake third coaches were also used singly on some short branchlines.
Model finished in British Railways crimson livery.

Features: Handrails, Separate roof vents

Designed for the local branch lines around the Western Region as a push pull service, the driver was able to control the loco from the front of the coach.

Ideal for use with Hornby ex-GWR 14xx class and Bachmann ex-GWR 64xx class engines.

The GWR ‘Bloater’ vans were built for fish traffic from 1916 onwards, to replace an ageing fleet of older designs used to transport fish. Due to the nature of the cargo, the vans were reserved solely for fish traffic and worked mainly from the major fishing ports in Cornwall and Pembrokeshire. Classed as Non-Passenger-Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS), the vans were through-piped for steam heating and were rated to run at express speeds with passenger trains. Three variants of the ‘Bloater’ are covered by these all-new EFE Rail models – the Diagram S8, S9 and S10. Within these diagrams could be found vans fitted with vacuum brakes and those fitted with both vacuum and Westinghouse air brakes – the latter were coded ‘Bloater A’, but by the early-1930s these had seen their air brakes removed and were recoded to ‘Bloater’.

This coach is painted in the British Railways crimson livery, ideal for use with the many former Southern Railway locomotives and BR Standard class 4MT 4-6-0 and 2-6-4 tank engines which worked on the Southern. Era 4 1948-1956 (BR early emblem period)

New tooling has been developed to enable models of the Brake Second Open (BSO) to be offered as part of the flagship Bachmann Branchline Mk1 Coach range for the first time. These brand new models feature all the hallmarks of the Branchline Mk1, and offer era-appropriate details, such as the presence of end steps and the inclusion of roof periscopes. Bogies are now fitted with integrated metal wheel bearings and electrical pickups to aid those wishing to add features to their models which may require power.

The GWR ‘Bloater’ vans were built for fish traffic from 1916 onwards, to replace an ageing fleet of older designs used to transport fish. Due to the nature of the cargo, the vans were reserved solely for fish traffic and worked mainly from the major fishing ports in Cornwall and Pembrokeshire. Classed as Non-Passenger-Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS), the vans were through-piped for steam heating and were rated to run at express speeds with passenger trains. Three variants of the ‘Bloater’ are covered by these all-new EFE Rail models – the Diagram S8, S9 and S10. Within these diagrams could be found vans fitted with vacuum brakes and those fitted with both vacuum and Westinghouse air brakes – the latter were coded ‘Bloater A’, but by the early-1930s these had seen their air brakes removed and were recoded to ‘Bloater’.