374-013E Mk1 SO Second Open BR Blue & Grey Forgotten World width: 80mm

width: 80mm

Legionnaires of this period wore a lorica hamata

Ideal for branch lines and small layouts

“Square head” refers to the angled signal head style which became the British Rail standard in the 1970’s for future signalling upgrades and maintenance

374-013E Mk1 SO Second Open BR Blue & Grey Forgotten World width: 80mmThe British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BRs 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 best features from several of these types to produce the new steel bodied design. As a result, the Mk1 was stronger and safer than any of the