Hornby R40462 BR Maunsell Composite Class S5669S Set 226
Product Details
| SKU | HOR-R40462 |
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| Vendor | Hornby |
| Categories | Best selling products Carriages & Coaches Era 4 HO-OO Hornby In stock Items Latest Releases New products OO Gauge Carriages & Coaches OO Gauge Latest Releases OO Gauge Rolling Stock OO Gauge scale Rolling Stock |
| Scale | OO Gauge |
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Product Description
Please note listing has been amended on release from S5665 Set 222 it is now S5669S Set 226
Add an elegant Maunsell Composite Coach to your OO gauge era 4 rake. This crimson and cream delight features sprung metal buffers and NEM couplings for seamless connection.
History
When the Southern Railway was formed in 1923, it continued to build coach designs inherited from the main three constituent companies.
Richard Maunsell introduced the SR’s first ‘standard’ coaches, building over 1,200 of them. These were formed into 139 sets, as it was the SR’s practice to keep coaches together for long periods of time, with a set number at each end.
These coaches are the later 59ft type built from 1934 with flush sides, constructed with steel panels over a wooden framework. They were painted olive green in early SR days and, from 1939, in Bulleid’s malachite green, before most received the standard BR crimson and cream following nationalisation from 1949.
What's Inside
- 1x Model Passenger Coach
- 1x Accessory Pack (includes nameboard and NEM couplings)
- 1x Instructions