Hornby: BR Stanier Period III Corridor 3rd Class Coach ‘M1741M’
In 1932, William Stanier took up his appointment as Chief Mechanical Engineer to the LMS and the first of the completely flush sided LMS coaches emerged soon enough after his assumption of office to lead to the coaches ever afterwards being referred to as “Stanier” stock.
With the Stanier stock was introduced the now familiar sliding ventilator incorporated in the upper part of the window. Initially this was quite shallow with only one section moveable but in 1934 this was replaced by a deeper ventilator with two wide sliding sections which remained almost until the end. From about 1947–8, the sliding portions were somewhat shortened and in this form were retained as a feature of the British Railways (BR) standard coach.
Specifics:
- Gauge: 00
- Livery: BR Maroon
- Entered Service: 1930s
- Purpose: Passenger
- Features: NEM Couplings
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