Hornby TT TT4055 LB&SCR 4 Wheel Coach 1st Class, Red

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Product Description Hornbys TT:120 LB&SCR First Class Four-Wheel Coach is finished in the dark red livery of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, with red-shadowed gold lettering. This finely detailed coach captures the refinement of First Class travel in the pre-grouping era. Perfect for recreating branch line and mainline services of the LB&SCR, its an essential addition for any enthusiast looking to bring the golden age of rail to their TT:120 collection.HistoryThese four-wheel coaches are typical of the type that was operating at the end of the 19th century and into the early part of the 20th. Introduced by many of the pre-Grouping companies before the more comfortable bogie-coaches became common place. As new, more modern coaches were introduced, the four-wheelers were often cascaded down to rural branch lines and where passenger numbers were much lighter. Some survived into the 1950s and ˜60s, by virtue of their relative isolation from the major centres of operation, while others found further use as departmental vehicles. When these small vehicles were retired, often their bodies were bought-up by local people for use as summer homes, but especially by farmers who found they made good chicken coops or storage sheds. The chassis from the coaches often found further use as goods wagons. Because so many of these wooden bodies found their way into private hands, good number have survived to be saved by preservationists, who have refurbished them and mounted them onto suitable underframes for use on heritage trains. Directions 1. Remove the coach and accessory pack from the packaging. 2. Assemble the coach by following the provided instructions. 3. Attach the stepboards and brake tubes using the included accessory pack. 4. Place the assembled coach on your TT:120 model railway layout.