R40476 BR Collett Coaches Corridor Third No.4551 option-set-146 CURVE RADIUS 481mm

CURVE RADIUS 481mm

Printed name plates & Etched plates supplied separately

metal wheels sets and pin point axles running in metal bearings

Built exclusively for Union Pacific by EMD between 1969 & 1971

Classic North American house design for middle-class neighbourhoods

R40476 BR Collett Coaches Corridor Third No.4551 option-set-146 CURVE RADIUS 481mmAlthough introduced onto the GWR by Collett from 1925, many of these modern for their time coaches lasted in service until the 1960s, with many examples passing into departmental use. Some retained their chocolate and cream livery after nationalisation of Britains railways in 1948 and others were painted in the new owners crimson and cream. These wooden framed, but steel panelled bow ended coaches were also handed in a throw back to the days they were