Hornby R4302A OO Gauge BR Maunsell Corridor 3rd Class Coach S1122S Boxed

Item Specifics Brand: Hornby Product Code: R4302A Livery: BR Southern Green (Era 4/5) Running Number: S1122S Scale/Gauge: OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Condition: Pre-owned, Excellent Box Condition: Original box included (see photos for minor storage wear) 📝 Product Description Product Overview: Available now is a beautiful, highly detailed pre-owned Hornby R4302A BR Maunsell Corridor Third Class Coach (TK) featuring the running number S1122S. Finished in the iconic British Railways Southern Region green livery, this model represents Era 4/5 (mid-1940s to late 1950s/1960s transition). It features flush glazing, fine-scale bogies, separately applied handrails, and standard NEM pocket couplings. To build a historically accurate, high-capacity Southern Region passenger train, multiple Third Class vehicles like this were always placed in the center of the rake. Condition Report: Model Condition: Excellent, pristine condition. All buffers, couplings, and fine plastic roof details are completely intact. Box Condition: Housed in its original Hornby window box, showing only light shelf wear and edge rubbing from storage. Please Note: Please inspect the high-resolution listing photos to assess the exact cosmetic condition before purchasing. Real-Life History & Prototype Information The Maunsell Corridor Third Class (TK): Designed by Richard Maunsell, the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Southern Railway (SR), these 59ft passenger carriages were introduced starting from 1929. Characterized by their distinctively high corridor windows (designed to allow passengers to view the scenery more easily while standing) and a slightly recessed door profile, they represented a massive leap forward in passenger comfort and structural durability. The Corridor Third Class (TK) variant formed the absolute backbone of Southern passenger transport. Built to handle the heavy volume of commuter traffic and holidaymakers travelling from London down to the coast, these vehicles featured 8 compartments per coach, optimizing capacity while retaining access to the side corridor and toilets. Following nationalization in 1948, British Railways inherited the fleet and repainted them into the regional BR Southern Green livery shown on this model. Which Locomotives Suit This Coach? This BR Southern Green coach sits perfectly alongside your Brake, First Class, and Composite coaches behind a massive variety of Southern region steam and early green diesel locomotives operating during the 1950s and 1960s transition period. Prototypical motive power includes: SR Maunsell "Schools" Class 4-4-0 SR King Arthur Class N15 4-6-0 SR Lord Nelson Class 4-6-0 SR Bulleid West Country / Battle of Britain Light Pacifics BR Standard Class 4MT or 5MT Locomotives Early BR Green Class 33 (Crompton) Diesels Famous Named Trains: Maunsell stock was heavily utilized in formed multi-coach passenger rakes running out of London Waterloo down to the South and South West coast. Third-class vehicles like this were essential components of legendary named expresses, including: The Atlantic Coast Express (ACE) (Waterloo to Ilfracombe, Bude, and Plymouth) The Bournemouth Belle (In supplementary roles or substitution rakes) Dedicated Waterloo-to-Southampton Boat Trains The Hornby Model History When Hornby first introduced their completely re-tooled super-detailed Maunsell coaches, it fundamentally revolutionized the OO gauge rolling stock market. Moving away from the generic, inaccurate coach designs of the 1970s and 80s, these modern-era Hornby models feature individual wire grab irons, intricately detailed underframes with accurate brake gear pipework, interior seating decoration, and perfectly crisp, scale-accurate livery printing. It remains widely considered one of the finest plastic-moulded passenger coaches ever produced in ready-to-run format.