376-251A LNER Thompson Third Corridor BR Crimson & Cream E1568E option-set-087 roof vents

roof vents

ITEM NUMBER 3932

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37194 ‘British International Freight Association’ in its BR Railfreight Distribution Sector livery in the brilliant SOUND FITTED DELUXE format

After competing in pony races at home

376-251A LNER Thompson Third Corridor BR Crimson & Cream E1568E option-set-087 roof ventsEntering traffic just after World War Two, the Thompson coaches were the last mainline corridor coaches to be built by the LNER, and indeed examples continued to be outshopped after Nationalisation in 1948. Utilising steel panelling, a departure from the teak panelling traditionally seen on coaches built by the LNER and its predecessors, the Thompson coaches were sleek and modern in appearance. Whilst much of the fleet would remain in service until