Hornby R4305A OO Gauge BR Maunsell 6 Compartment Brake Coach S2796S Boxed

Product Description Product Overview: Available now is a beautiful, highly detailed pre-owned Hornby R4305A BR Maunsell 6-Compartment Brake Third Class Coach featuring the running number S2796S. 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. A perfect addition for creating a prototypical Southern Region passenger rake or a localized branch line train. Condition Report: Model Condition: Excellent 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 "High Window" Design: 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 6-Compartment Brake Third (BTK) was an essential layout variant. It provided high-capacity seating alongside a large, secure guard and luggage compartment at one end of the coach. 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 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 sets running out of London Waterloo down to the South and South West coast. These coaches regularly formed portions of legendary named expresses, including: The Atlantic Coast Express (ACE) (Waterloo to Ilfracombe, Bude, Padstow 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 features 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.