57ft Stanier Corridor Brake Composite M5548M BR Red/Cream
Details:
Dapol LMS passenger coaches recreate the distinctive corridor coaching stock designed under William Stanier for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) during the 1930s. Ideal for British railway modellers, these coaches are suitable for recreating LMS passenger trains and later British Railways services from the steam era. Featuring improved underframe detailing, refined glazing and newly produced metal wheels, these models offer enhanced realism for layouts depicting Britain's historic railway network.
Features:
- Based on LMS corridor coaches designed by William Stanier during the 1930s.
- New separately fitted underframe details for improved realism.
- Dynamo added, alongside separately fitted vacuum cylinders and additional framing.
- Brake shafts added to enhance underframe detailing.
- Upgraded bogie pivot fixing for improved model construction.
- New UK-produced metal wheels and adaptor clips for NEM coupling pockets.
- Polished glazing and printed window bars for a finer, more realistic finish.
Historical Background
Designed under William Stanier during the 1930s, these coaches formed an important part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway's passenger fleet. The 57-foot brake coaches date from 1933, while the 60-foot coaches were built from 1935. Their distinctive design and practical construction made them a familiar sight on LMS services and, following nationalisation in 1948, on British Railways trains.
The coaches remained in service into the 1960s, when they were gradually superseded by British Railways Mark 1 coaching stock. The Mark 1 design was influenced in part by earlier LMS coaching practice. These coaches carried liveries including LMS lined maroon, BR crimson and cream, and BR lined maroon.
Several LMS corridor coaches of this type are preserved on the Severn Valley Railway, although they are not necessarily the same diagrams represented by these models. They remain an important part of Britain's railway heritage and are an appealing subject for modellers recreating classic British passenger services.
